Replace the Carbon Tax with . . . NOTHING
Neither the fixed tax nor the vacillating tax will have any beneficial effect on climate
Viv Forbes , Bio and Archives--July 22, 2013
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But replacing it with an ETS is a very bad idea and should never happen. The carbon tax is a known amount, simple in principle, needs no bankers or brokers, and all receipts end up in Australian hands. And it is easy to abolish at any time. The ETS is a variable and unpredictable carbon tax. It creates business uncertainty, is complex in operation, encourages brokers, lawyers and speculators and it will drain our money to middlemen and into the European carbon credit casino. And it will create a growing army of vested interests who will forever oppose its abolition. Neither the fixed tax nor the vacillating tax will have any beneficial effect on climate. The carbon tax should be axed, but replaced with . . . NOTHING. Viv Forbes, Rosewood,Qld, Australia
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Viv Forbes, Chairman, The Carbon Sense Coalition, has spent his life working in exploration, mining, farming, infrastructure, financial analysis and political commentary. He has worked for government departments, private companies and now works as a private contractor and farmer.
Viv has also been a guest writer for the Asian Wall Street Journal, Business Queensland and mining newspapers. He was awarded the “Australian Adam Smith Award for Services to the Free Society” in 1988, and has written widely on political, technical and economic subjects.