MRC Report: A Hidden Carbon Tax

How bad policy drives up the cost of electricity

Published: April 2019

A report by the Menzies Research Centre and Page Research Centre

Labor’s accelerated plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a pace much faster than our international competitors will cause electricity prices to rise significantly over the next decade.

The hidden tax required to pay for this radical and disruptive change will be considerably larger and more damaging than the original carbon tax.

In a series of reports, the Menzies Research Centre and the Page Research Centre will investigate the many ways in which Australians will pay for Labor’s misconstrued energy policy.