Energy Minister Guy Barnett's answers on energy pricing are offensive to Tasmanians who are battling cost of living pressures and a health system at breaking point.
His claim that the massive Aurora bill shock is funding our health system is deeply concerning. He appears to be saying that unless Tasmanians pay 12 per cent more on their energy bills, it will impact our healthcare system.
This is not how budgets are supposed to be run.
Tasmanians are starting to see power bills which include the massive 12 per cent price rise. Over the coming weeks and months, these bills will keep rising.
Minister Barnett's failure to deliver his policy to de-link from the National Electricity Market has caused this. He broke his promise.
Rather than capping power prices - as this government has done before - Minister Barnett remains transfixed on projects he announced years ago but have not commenced.
There is no reason the government cannot support the price cap, as they did in 2018.
Dean Winter MP
Shadow Energy Minister
