Carbon Tax

Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (14:02): Supplementary, sir. Does the Premier agree with the CEO of ESCOSA when he said on 4 October 2012, and I quote:

When the carbon tax came in, each state regulator increased the price of electricity between 4½ and 8 per cent.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Treasurer, Minister for Finance, Minister for State Development, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Small Business) (14:03): What the Leader of the Opposition didn't mention was the compensation package that was in place also alongside the introduction of a price on carbon. It is also clear that it was a policy of both major political parties of the last federal election in September 2013 to abolish the carbon tax.