Energy Minister Guy Barnett needs to come clean and follow through on the Liberal Government's policy to cap power prices.
During Budget Estimates this morning Minister Barnett was asked whether the Delivering Affordable, Reliable Clean Energy document, which is on the Liberal Party's website, was still the Rockliff government's energy policy.
This policy details that the minority Liberal Government would "successfully delink from mainland wholesale market volatility through legislated, capped regulated power prices and the Commercial and Industrial rebate scheme".
It goes on to say that: "In the event of future volatility, we retain the ability to reintroduce one or both of these schemes in order to protect Tasmanian households and business from future price hikes".
If this is the government's policy, why isn't the government implementing it?
Instead of answering the question, Minister Barnett said he did not support a power price cap and referred to the 2018 policy - which he has also broken.
He also failed to acknowledge that the 2021 policy was still available on the website.
Tasmanians are in a cost of living crisis and we have a Minister who is failing to acknowledge that.
Labor will cap power prices at 2.5 per cent each year for the next three years.
This Liberal minority government is a complete mess and in meltdown and Minister Barnett's performance today is an embodiment of that.
If the Liberal Government hasn't addressed power prices in 10 years, it never will.
Dean Winter MP
Shadow Minister for Energy
