House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1) 53 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Carbon Tax Carbon Tax Mr MARSHALL House of Assembly Dunstan Leader of the Opposition 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 House of Assembly West Torrens Minister for Finance Minister for State Development Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for Small Business Carbon Tax 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.