The treasurer of the shadow, Angus Taylor, has repeatedly refused to directly answer the questions about the cost of coalition nuclear policy, in a confusing interview prior to the budget on the flagship policies of the opposition.
Appearing in ABC experts on Sunday, Taylor’s presenter was repeatedly interrogated by host David Speers about the cost of the coalition plan to build seven state reactors by 2050, with the first two reactors that will begin online by 2035.
Although the coalition released its cost policies carried out by Frontier Touring in December, which suggested that the project would cost $ 331 billion, Taylor repeatedly avoided giving a figure.
On the other hand, the attack lines of the coalition were attached, stating: “44 percent less than the alternative.”
“I’m just asking what will cost Australia to build nuclear energy?” Speers asked.
Sharing multiple variations of the same response during the three -minute grill, Mr. Taylor responded with: “44 percent less than the alternative”, before comparing the costs between the two policies.
The border modeling suggested that the real cost of the driving plan approximately 94 percent of the energy of renewable resources for 2030 would cost $ 642 billion to 2050, figures that work has rejected.
It also clashes with the sum of $ 122 billion presented by the Australian Energy Market operator.
Sunday’s clash occurs when work has confirmed that it will extend energy reimbursement at $ 150 until the end of 2025, at a cost of $ 1.8 billion for the economy.
While the coalition has said that “households that access the reimbursement, Taylor compared it to” put a band help in a gunshot wound “.
On the other hand, the opposition has marked a grid of energy that will consist of 54 percent of renewable energy, 38 percent nuclear, with the additional 8 percent composed of gas and battery storage.
In the short term, they must keep the coal plants open for longer and fill the gas deficit.
While Taylor said a coalition government would cause the “Australian gas to work for Australians,” he did not confirm whether it would force companies to reduce exports abroad.
As is 80 percent of Australia’s liquefied natural gas are exports, with key markets, including Japan, China and South Korea.
“What it means is that you should get more gas in the system to press down the prices,” he said.
The workforce did not bother with that because they do not like the gas industry … well, the supply dries. And it is seen that the investment moves abroad, and the Australians do not have access to the affordable energy they want to deserve. ”
