Plibersek refuses to name renewable energy scheme cost as Joyce demands figures
Plibersek refused to name the cost of the Capacity Investment Scheme. She said business reasons kept it secret.
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce questioned Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek on Sunrise. The pair discussed renewable energy spending.
Joyce asked her to state the cost of the Capacity Investment Scheme. Joyce said she had promised figures five weeks earlier.
Plibersek said the costs were in the federal budget. She mentioned the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
It is a government-owned green bank. It gives back $7 billion a year to taxpayers.
This comes from clean energy investments. When Joyce kept asking, Plibersek said some figures were business secrets.
Joyce accused her of paying big international companies with taxpayer money. Plibersek defended the programs.
They had helped about half a million Australians install home batteries. More than three million households now have rooftop solar.
She said the government had already made $180 billion in savings. But it would not cut programs that hurt people.
- 7 billion dollars
- CEFC annual return
- about half a million
- Home batteries installed
- more than 3 million
- Rooftop solar households
- 180 billion dollars
- Government savings claimed
Why it mattersRenewable energy spending is a major issue in federal politics. Voters and investors need to know if government plans are open and working well.
AustraliaAustralian households are watching whether the Albanese government will reveal the full cost of renewable energy transition programs as it faces pressure to find budget savings.
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