I have just read where the Carbon Tax has increased the street lighting bill in my local area by $650,000. Add to that over $1 million Carbon Tax costs for other things. Means that my Council Rates are going to rise by 7.3% instead of the 4.3% they would have provided.
My gas, electricity and fuel bills are also hit by Carbon Tax. And GSt on top of that.
Australia going "Green" is costing me personally.
But there is an upside to this. Australia contributes less than 1% of total world Carbon emissions. A small start but who knows where we will be if everyone else follows.
wash2u: I have just read where the Carbon Tax has increased the street lighting bill in my local area by $650,000. Add to that over $1 million Carbon Tax costs for other things. Means that my Council Rates are going to rise by 7.3% instead of the 4.3% they would have provided.
My gas, electricity and fuel bills are also hit by Carbon Tax. And GSt on top of that.
Australia going "Green" is costing me personally.
But there is an upside to this. Australia contributes less than 1% of total world Carbon emissions. A small start but who knows where we will be if everyone else follows.
So all this extra cash being collected, when are we going green, in 50 yrs time when its too late?
ObscuritanMelbourne, Victoria Australia1,284 posts
wash2u: I have just read where the Carbon Tax has increased the street lighting bill in my local area by $650,000. Add to that over $1 million Carbon Tax costs for other things. Means that my Council Rates are going to rise by 7.3% instead of the 4.3% they would have provided.
My gas, electricity and fuel bills are also hit by Carbon Tax. And GSt on top of that.
Australia going "Green" is costing me personally.
But there is an upside to this. Australia contributes less than 1% of total world Carbon emissions. A small start but who knows where we will be if everyone else follows.
Yeah, except we didn't start. We're following other countries that have been trialling it in one form or another.
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My gas, electricity and fuel bills are also hit by Carbon Tax. And GSt on top of that.
Australia going "Green" is costing me personally.
But there is an upside to this. Australia contributes less than 1% of total world Carbon emissions. A small start but who knows where we will be if everyone else follows.