Friday, July 08, 2011

Australian Carbon Tax Plan Exempts Gasoline


Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she will exempt gasoline from a proposed carbon tax as she battles to reverse record-low public support for her climate change legislation.

“Petrol prices will not be touched by carbon pricing,” Gillard said in an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp. television yesterday. The government is seeking to “do the right thing by Australian families struggling with cost-of- living pressures.”

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