❓ Opposition Leader accuses the Minister for Energy of misleading parliament regarding electricity price increases. The Minister denies the accusation and clarifies the context of his previous statement.
AnsweredQoN 88Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
ELECTRICITY PRICES
88. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for Energy:
I have a supplementary question. Given that the minister said
that the price of electricity would go up by 2.75 per cent and it is now going
up by four per cent, does the minister concede that he has misled this house
and will he now apologise?
88. Mr M. McGOWAN to the Minister for Energy:
I have a supplementary question. Given that the minister said
that the price of electricity would go up by 2.75 per cent and it is now going
up by four per cent, does the minister concede that he has misled this house
and will he now apologise?
AnswerView source ↗
I did not say that.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the first time.
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : I
repeat: the Leader of the Opposition —
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : I
repeat: the question that the Leader of the Opposition asked me was, ''Did
the Premier say during the election —
Mr M. McGowan : No,
I didn't.
Several members interjected.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : The
Leader of the Opposition asked me, ''Did the Premier say that the
electricity price would be at or above the rate of inflation and would the
expected rate of inflation be 2.75 per cent?'' which I summarily
answered ''Yes''.
Mr M. McGowan :
That is not true.
Dr M.D. NAHAN :
Yes, it is true that I said ''Yes''. Today the Treasurer
announced that the price would go up by four per cent for the 2013–14
year. In my view that is at or about the rate of inflation.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the first time.
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : I
repeat: the Leader of the Opposition —
Mr D.A. Templeman interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the second time.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : I
repeat: the question that the Leader of the Opposition asked me was, ''Did
the Premier say during the election —
Mr M. McGowan : No,
I didn't.
Several members interjected.
Dr M.D. NAHAN : The
Leader of the Opposition asked me, ''Did the Premier say that the
electricity price would be at or above the rate of inflation and would the
expected rate of inflation be 2.75 per cent?'' which I summarily
answered ''Yes''.
Mr M. McGowan :
That is not true.
Dr M.D. NAHAN :
Yes, it is true that I said ''Yes''. Today the Treasurer
announced that the price would go up by four per cent for the 2013–14
year. In my view that is at or about the rate of inflation.
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