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) (14:07): I have a supplementary question. If the Treasurer is correct and he doesn't know what the outcome of the Senate vote is going to be, why has the state government budget factored in an $11 million a year saving from 1 July? 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) (14:07): I know you're having a bad week. I do worry about it. Members interjecting: The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is called to order. The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: I don't mean to injure the Leader of the Opposition. I know he's bleeding enough. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: The Treasurer is warned a first time. Members interjecting: The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS House of Assembly The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: You'd miss me. Government policy is factored in to budget considerations. It was the policy of both major political parties to remove the price on carbon. What I have told the parliament is that the election gave up a very difficult result in the Australian Senate, so we do not know what the outcome of those policies will be now, because there are members of the Australian Senate who do not support a repeal of the carbon price without a corresponding change in other policies to reflect a mechanism to reduce carbon emissions. We don't know what the impacts are, but we are basing it on government policies.