Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:08): It is so important to remove the carbon tax— Senator Lines interjecting— Senator ABETZ: For Senator Lines's information, it is so important because the Labor Party went to the election in 2010 promising that there would be no carbon tax and then went to the 2013 election saying that they had already removed the carbon tax. The Labor Party did the exact opposite of that which they promised the Australian people. But, setting aside that hypocrisy, let me get to Senator Back's question. The carbon tax is a blot on our economy. It is hitting holes in the family budgets of everyday Australians. It is impacting on the cost of living to the tune of $550 per annum for the average Australian family. It is costing jobs, be it in manufacturing—the average dairy farm pays an extra $10,000 per annum for the carbon tax just on the family farm— Senator Cameron: Don't you talk about manufacturing; you chased the car industry away! Senator ABETZ: Senator Cameron interjects about manufacturing jobs. He presided over a government that saw the demise of 140,000 manufacturing jobs, partially due to the carbon tax that they championed. The bad thing about all of this is that not only does it attack the cost of living, attack jobs and attack investment but it also does nothing for the environment, as has been proven time and time again. It is a $15,000 million hit on our economy over a two-year period. It is costing us $11 million per day. As the Labor Party continue to attach themselves, limpet like, to this carbon tax, which they promised they would never introduce and they promised to get rid of, they are destroying jobs and the cost of living in our nation. (Time expired)