Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must
reverse the budget gaffe which has devastated solar power businesses
around Australia.
“This is a stunning solar stuff up for Labor’s first budget. Australian voters expected the Rudd government to tackle climate change. Instead, this was an Exocet missile into a key industry for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The removal of the rebate for households earning more than $100,000 per annum was no0t thought through, Senator Brown said.
If either Peter Garrett or Penny Wong were consulted or backed this absurd move, they should hang their heads in shame. Their silence has been deafening, Senator Brown said.
This episode, along with a string of other greenhouse worsening budget outcomes, shows the Rudd government is inept when it comes to tackling
the need for urgent action on climate change.
However, Brendan Nelson’s two billion dollar plan to reduce petrol excise by 5 cents a litre is in the same category; perverse policy in an age of huge climate change problems.
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[...] <pudge/*> wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptGreens Leader Senator Bob Brown says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd must reverse the budget gaffe which has devastated solar power businesses around Australia. “This is a stunning solar stuff up for Labor’s first budget. Australian voters expected the Rudd government to tackle climate change. Instead, this was an Exocet missile into a key industry for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The removal of the rebate for households earning more than $100,000 per annum was no0t thought through, Senator Brown said. If either Peter Garrett or Penny Wong were consulted or backed this absurd move, they should hang their heads in shame. Their silence has been deafening, Senator Brown said. This episode, along with a string of other greenhouse worsening budget outcomes, shows the Rudd government is inept when it comes to tackling the need for urgent action on climate change. However, Brendan Nelson’s two billion dollar plan to reduce petrol excise by 5 cents a litre is in [...] [...]