FED:Carbon Tax top of Vic agenda at COAG

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2011
FED:Carbon Tax top of Vic agenda at COAG

Carbon tax is top of Victorian Premier TED BAILLIEU'S agenda for today's Council of
Australian Governments meeting in Canberra.

Mr BAILLIEU says it's the most important issue for his state - and given the volatility
in global markets, now is not the time to introduce a carbon tax.

He's defended recent Victorian government modelling which shows the planned carbon
tax will result in 23 thousand fewer jobs being created in the state by 2015.

He says it's been undertaken on the same basis as Canberra's modelling - and there's
nothing to be scathing about.

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KEYWORD: COAG BAILLIEU (CANBERRA)

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