FED:PM puts hard word on business re emissions

AAP General News (Australia)
04-20-2011
FED:PM puts hard word on business re emissions

Stung by growing criticism of her carbon tax .. Prime Minister JULIA GILLARD has challenged
the Business Council of Australia to say if it supports action on climate change at all.

The council's written to the PM saying it's disappointed Labor's allocating revenue
before the tax's design is finalised .. including compensation to households.

And it says that compensation promised to industry under the discarded 2008 plan is insufficient.

Ms GILLARD's written back .. asking the council to clear up if it supports reducing
emissions .. and a market mechanism to put a price on carbon to do it.

AAP RTV cj/jcd/jmt

KEYWORD: CLIMATE GILLARD (CANBERRA)

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