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#Carbon Tax Costs
Legal ◆
The legality of passing on carbon tax costs
The carbon tax is coming, and lawyers are warning that businesses must review their contractual rights and obligations around the passing on of carbon costs so they’re not left with an unacceptable share of the cost burden when the legislation kicks in.
Lorna Brett · 2 min
Economy ◆
Carbon tax to become law, business unhappy
The Gillard Government’s carbon tax legislation has passed through Parliament, making it certain a tax of $23 per tonne of carbon on the country’s 500 worst polluters will begin in 2012, and businesses aren’t happy.
Lorna Brett · 2 min