❓ Mr Trenorden asks if the Premier supports Simon Crean's call for electricity charge reductions in drought areas. Dr Gallop states this isn't government policy and implies disagreement, highlighting existing uniform electricity tariffs for remote areas.
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As a supplementary question, does the Premier therefore support the call of the federal Leader of the Opposition, Simon Crean, for the Government to assist by dropping electricity charges to drought areas? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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The Government has announced its policy on what it will do to deal with the drought. As far as I know, the concept of reducing electricity charges specifically to deal with the drought is not part of the Government’s policy. A part of the Government’s policy, which we carried out when we came to government, was to restore the uniform electricity tariff to users of power on the remote system in Western Australia. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Government has announced its policy on what it will do to deal with the drought. As far as I know, the concept of reducing electricity charges specifically to deal with the drought is not part of the Government’s policy. A part of the Government’s policy, which we carried out when we came to government, was to restore the uniform electricity tariff to users of power on the remote system in Western Australia. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
The Government has announced its policy on what it will do to deal with the drought. As far as I know, the concept of reducing electricity charges specifically to deal with the drought is not part of the Government’s policy. A part of the Government’s policy, which we carried out when we came to government, was to restore the uniform electricity tariff to users of power on the remote system in Western Australia. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: The Government has announced its policy on what it will do to deal with the drought. As far as I know, the concept of reducing electricity charges specifically to deal with the drought is not part of the Government’s policy. A part of the Government’s policy, which we carried out when we came to government, was to restore the uniform electricity tariff to users of power on the remote system in Western Australia. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
The Government has announced its policy on what it will do to deal with the drought. As far as I know, the concept of reducing electricity charges specifically to deal with the drought is not part of the Government’s policy. A part of the Government’s policy, which we carried out when we came to government, was to restore the uniform electricity tariff to users of power on the remote system in Western Australia. Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Several members interjected. Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: Is the Leader of the Opposition saying he would reduce electricity charges? He interjected; he should answer that. Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Mr C.J. Barnett: I did not interject. Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: That is not part of the Government’s policy; the Opposition knows that. By logical implication, we obviously do not support Mr Crean’s call.
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