The carbon tax won't have any affect on retail prices, HA.

[LaughingAtFate]

Just out of interest, How much was the 'increase' that was put on the gas bottle because of the carbon tax?
Also, Cost of oil does not influence the cost of LPG, which is a totally different priceing market, What you are doing is looking at the price of tea and using that as a guage for the price of coffee beans, While they may be used for similar things, Does not mean that they're priced accordingly

on top of all that, if you feel that your distributer is gouging the price to 'make up' for the losses he "may" make under the carbon tax, you have the right to ring up the ACCC and complain. One of the big things that the Federal government said they would do was to act on any price gouging/

[saoye]

Local cardboard manufacturers are one of the biggest hit, so anything with a cardboard box made locally will be affected, among other things. Don't get me started on the government's "brilliant" solution to offset local carbon tax impact. How does giving the consumer more money offset the cost (tax) that the local manufacturer's now have to bear? The cashed up consumer still has the ability to make a decision to choose how to spend their money. Given the option of a now much cheaper imported product compared to an inflated local product which do you think they would choose? The money in the consumer pocket means they can spend more, but the money does not directly tie in with the carbon tax. Local manufacturers that have to compete agains overseas imports were already fighting a losing battle, this is just kicking them while they are down.

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Who is claiming that carbon tax won't affect any retail prices? The whole point of it is to change the relative price of goods/services, and for people to adjust their consumption accordingly. Whether or not particular individuals are better or worse off is a function of whatever compo (tax cuts / handouts) they received relative to the increased cost of the stuff they consume. If the tax doesn't affect prices, then it really is pointless.

[Yelta]

Just ordered a 45kg cylinder of gas and with falling oil prices I expected a lower price than I was charged, you guessed it, the dealer told me there was a price reduction, however, the application of the carbon tax necessitated a small increase.