7 October 2011
© Commonwealth of Australia 2011 ISBN 978-1-74229-528-2
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The government's lack of mandate for a carbon taxShifting emissions overseasThe inefficiency of the government's carbon taxThe carbon tax has the potential to undermine wider reformsThe overall impact on the economy – $40,000 from every AustralianThe need for a credible international agreementFlaws in the government's approachThe cost of acting now Uncertainty in the global economyTreasury modelling Recommendations
Terms of referenceConduct of the inquiry to dateStructure of the report
IntroductionAustralia's emissions in contextAustralia and international agreements on climate change policy No harmonised global climate change mitigation action schemePessimism over future prospects for a binding international agreementThe evolution of Australia's recent climate change policyThe architecture of the carbon taxThe carbon tax legislationFallout from the carbon tax policy development processA need for Australians to have their sayCommittee comment
IntroductionThe carbon tax is announcedFeatures of the carbon taxCommittee CommentRevenue and outlays under the carbon taxCommittee comment
IntroductionCarbon leakageSpecific industriesThe need for a global agreement – the need for a level playing filedCommittee comment
IntroductionThe energy sector in AustraliaCarbon pollution and the energy sector Government assistance packageRegional employment and small businessCommittee comment
IntroductionBackgroundPrevious government regional modelling exercisesCommittee commentThird-party modelling of the impact of the carbon tax on regional areasEvidence from local regional communitiesRegional New South WalesRegional QueenslandRegional Victoria
The impact of a carbon price on householdsCommittee commentAustralian Households under a carbon taxReaction to the compensation packageCommittee comment
IntroductionThe government's climate change plan and the Commonwealth BudgetAdditional government measures not included in the climate change plan budgetCombined outlays and revenues under the carbon tax Clean Energy Finance CorporationContracts for closure program and the use of contingency reserve Effect of the carbon tax plan on the return of the Commonwealth Budget to surplus Effect of the carbon tax plan on state government budgets Council of Australian GovernmentsDelay in the implementation of the carbon taxThe economic impact of higher electricity prices Is the impact of the carbon tax modest?The potential for a carbon tax to undermine wider reformsThe overall impact on the economyCommittee comment
IntroductionThe road transport industryCommittee commentThe air transport industryCommittee comment
IntroductionThe carbon tax modellingProcess issues and the development of the carbon taxConcerns about the Treasury modellingCommittee comment
IntroductionSummary of findings:
SubmissionsAdditional Information and Tabled Documents Answers to Questions on Notice
Public Hearings and Witnesses
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