air conditioner gas to go up 220% june 30th ?

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by TS50

What has happeneded is that the Govt has added a "enviromental Levy" to refrigeratant, due to the carbon tax. It must be noted it is a "LEVY"

Which according to the Oxford Dictionary is a Tax, but admittedly 'levy' sounds better than 'tax'for the Gov spin doctors.

Originally Posted by TS50

Now as its a levy, and not a tax, and its a total price, by law, GST has to be charged.

And in the Syd Morning Herald .......
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news...713-21zn1.html

Air-conditioning firms, data contractors and waste firms have begun applying the GST on top of the carbon tax, News Ltd reports.

NSW electricity companies also confirmed the 10 per cent GST would be applied to power bills after the carbon tax had been added.

The government says laws have been specifically amended to ensure that no GST is payable on the $23-a-tonne carbon tax applied to about 300 of the nation's largest carbon emitters.

"The carbon price does not change how the GST operates," Climate Change Minister Greg Combet and Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said in a joint statement on Friday.

"The GST does not apply to the carbon price, it applies to the supply of goods and services."