Carbon tax finds little support

摘要

The unveiling Gillard Government's $23 per tonne carbon tax has been met with disdain by Australia's oil patch. The tax on the nation's top 500 polluters is a stop-gap measure before a 2015 carbon trading scheme comes into effect. The 2011 scheme is little more than a reheated version of Kevin Rudd's 2009 policy, according to the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA).