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Government admits failing to sell ETS
Story Added : 02nd March 2010
Federal Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has admitted the Government did a terrible job of explaining changes to its emissions trading scheme (ETS).
In November last year the Government negotiated a series of amendments with then-Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull and exempted agriculture from the scheme.
The Opposition subsequently withdrew its support after Tony Abbott was elected leader.
Mr Burke says the Government did not properly explain the benefits those changes would have for farmers.
"We did a terrible job at the end of last year of explaining the final package," he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Burke has flagged major changes to drought funding, arguing that interest rate subsidies are hurting farmers.
He says there is no doubt some good has come from interest rate subsidies for drought-stricken farmers.
But he believes that for many the assistance has merely delayed tough decisions about whether to stay on the land.
"When I go into the town and people talk about the latest act of self harm, very frequently it was somebody who was getting very significant amounts of government support," he said.
The Minister says the existing system will stay in place for the current drought, but there will be changes in the future.
Story Added by ABC.
Date Added : 02nd March 2010
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