Australian SME business leaders have shown overwhelming dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s proposed tax on carbon. A survey of 300 SME chiefs, who are members of Australia’s leading executive mentoring organisation, The Executive Connection (TEC), found only 19 per cent supported the tax.
The Federal Parliament is in uproar following Opposition Leader Mr Tony Abbott’s pledge to repeal the proposed carbon tax. Greens Senator Mr Bob Brown says Mr Abbott is being irresponsible, while industry observers say up to 34,000 new, clean, green jobs in regional Australia are at risk.