Overview of the Carbon Tax Scheme
  • The Government has proposed to introduce a Carbon Tax scheme from 1 July 2012. The new legislation will put on a price on carbon in a bid to reduce Australia’s carbon pollution.
  • The carbon tax will be targeting the nation’s top polluters by requiring them to pay a fixed price of $23 per tonne of carbon pollution released into the atmosphere.  It is estimated that around 500 businesses will be affected initially.
  • The fixed price will increase by  2.5% annually in line with real world inflation, over a three year period: