Unions Turn Hostile to Carbon Tax

Business Week Monday 18th April, 2011

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s economy needs to introduce a price on carbon to protect its prosperity, Treasurer Wayne Swan said as labor unions threatened to oppose the government’s plan over concerns it will cost jobs.

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