Should we pay a carbon tax to our own government or to someone elses?
Despite Prime Minister Scott Morrisons popular determination to tackle climate change with technology not taxes, the decision might not long remain in Australian hands if the G7 leaders statement from the weekend meeting in Cornwall is anything to go by. Soon we might have to decide if we want to pay a carbon tax to our own government, or one to someone elses. Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison gives a press conference after the conclusion of the G7 Summit Australian Prime minister Scott Morrison gives a press conference at Newquay airport, Cornwall during the G7 Summit. Naturally, the communique issued by the leaders of the worlds richest nations doesnt mention anything as coarse as a tariff, let alone a carbon tax. Rather youll find the reference bubbled-wrapped in language concerning carbon leakage.