Carbon tax to be law by mid-November: govt


AAP

The federal government says its carbon tax legislation will be passed by parliament by mid-November.

House leader Anthony Albanese says a vote will be held in the lower house on October 12 with the draft laws then going to the Senate.

The upper house will then sit an extra week starting on November 7 to debate the draft laws.

“It is anticipated that the legislation therefore will be carried through the Senate at that stage in November,” Mr Albanese told reporters in Canberra on Monday.

“We are determined to make sure that in order to provide business with the certainty that it needs it is important that this legislation be carried by both house of parliament this year.”

Mr Albanese said there was enough support in both houses for the legislation to pass.

The carbon tax bills will also be referred to a joint committee for inquiry.

The package will be introduced on Tuesday by Climate Change Minister Greg Combet.

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