The Labor Government has conceded one of the non-negotiable points in discussions over the CPRS by exempting farming from the CPRS according to reports in the Murdoch press, The Age and elsewhere.
Penny Wong as the special guest on Insiders this morning said it showed that they were serious in wanting to get the CPRS passed, that they either had to negotiate with the Greens and the minor senators. Their judgement was that negotiating with the Coalition was their best chance. Given the attitude of Senator Fielding this is probably true.
But as Fran Kelly pointed out on Insiders, farming was only one hurdle; there will be others. And granting this concession will leave the Nationals unmoved. Apart from their climate change denialism, they see the CPRS as a gigantic tax and an unnecessary impost on Australian industry and commerce.
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