http://liberal.org.au/our-plan-abolish-carbon-tax

As soon as an election is called, the Coalition will take immediate and concrete steps to repeal the Carbon Tax.

Repealing the Carbon Tax will ease cost of living pressures on families, help small business and restore confidence to the economy.

On the day the election is called, I will write to the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to make it clear that, if elected, the first priority of a Coalition Government will be the repeal of the Carbon Tax.

Within the spirit of the Caretaker conventions, I will also formally request the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to desist from making any further determinations in relation to grants, funds or financing.

If elected, the Coalition will take immediate steps to implement our plan to abolish the Carbon Tax.

On day one, I will instruct the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to draft legislation that repeals the Carbon Tax and to have the legislation ready within one month.

On day one, the Finance Minister will notify the Clean Energy Finance Corporation that it should suspend its operations and instruct the Department of Finance to prepare legislation to permanently shut-down the Corporation.

On day one, the Environment Minister will instruct the Department to commence the implementation of the Coalition’s Direct Action Plan on climate change and carbon emissions.

Within the first month, the Cabinet will approve legislation to repeal the Carbon Tax.

On the first sitting day of Parliament under a Coalition Government, I will introduce legislation to repeal the Carbon Tax.

The first piece of legislation to be debated in the Parliament will be the repeal of the Carbon Tax.

As soon as the Carbon Tax is repealed, the Environment Minister will introduce legislation to enact the Coalition’s Direct Action Plan on climate change and carbon emissions.

Within the first sitting fortnight of Parliament, the Finance Minister will introduce legislation to shut-down the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

I expect that the Parliament will respect the mandate of the people and repeal the Carbon Tax.

To oppose the mandate of a government elected on a platform of abolishing the Carbon Tax would be as reprehensible as the Gillard Government’s action to introduce a Carbon Tax without a mandate from the people.

If Labor and the Greens combine to block the express will of the Australian people, a Coalition Government would seek dissolution of both Houses of Parliament.
We would then introduce the legislation to abolish the Carbon Tax at a subsequent Joint Sitting of the Parliament.

Unlike the Prime Minister, I mean what I say: there will be no Carbon Tax under a government I lead.

Vic wrote on Dec 30^th, 2012 at 4:43pm:



"On day one, the Environment Minister will instruct the Department to commence the implementation of the Coalition’s Direct Action Plan on climate change and carbon emissions."

On day one, I will also instruct the Department to tell the Australian public how much my direct Action Plan will cost them in extra payments through the tax system.  I will also remove all rebates, tax incentives and monetary compensation that the previous Government set up with their Carbon pricing Scheme.

I will leave the australian public with a very clear message that I have a mandate to tax them to death with my Direct Action Plan - cos it's them that wanted it - they can pay.   

You do realise that the coalition have the same targets for greenhouse gas reduction?
The issue wont go away or cost any less under a Coalition govt..it will just be unfunded and come out of general revenue meaning cuts to education and health.

Economic vandalism. Absolute proof that the Libs are no longer competent to run our economy.

Maqqa wrote on Dec 30^th, 2012 at 4:55pm:

A DD election would take years, not months. The new senators elected at the next election don't come in until the middle of the next year for starters, fool
IF and it's a giant IF, phony tony sneaks in at the next election by the time he could call a DD he'd be much more disliked than is now. The punters would have had over a year to see what a dickhead he is. It would be the shortest government in the history of this country, bring it on.

adelcrow wrote on Dec 30^th, 2012 at 5:00pm:




You do realise that the Libs don't really give a poo about meeting CO2 targets and only have a policy at all because a few years back a lot of voters thought AGW was real but now most are convinced its a con.
A few more years of no warming should convince the rest then they will drop it all together. 

progressiveslol wrote on Dec 30^th, 2012 at 5:49pm:


If you want to go back to having record taxation and personal debt like Australians did under Howard be my guest but dont come crying to me.
Under Abbott you are going to have to deal with rising energy prices, increased taxes along with increased personal debt and cuts to education and health so you better be prepared for very tough times along with a once in a generation GFC type recession.
But look on the bright side..you'll have a surplus that will go to paying for the pollies bloated super fund 

Tony Abbott..... Quote:


When Kevin Rudd won the 2007 election he had a mandate to introduce an ETS and negotiated in good faith with Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition to achieve that outcome.....Tony Abbott and half the Liberal Party + 1 Peter Slipper voted to shaft the Australian people and ensure Kevin Rudd's mandate to introduce an ETS would not be honoured by an Abbott lead Coalition.....Tony Abbott has ensured there will be no mandate under any Government he leads!!!