Taxpayers’ Union Backs ACT on Ditching Council Climate Theatratrics

The Taxpayers’ Union has welcomed ACT’s announcement that its local candidates will oppose council-level emissions policies, calling it a needed step to rein in wasteful spending and refocus councils on core services. 

Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said:

“Under the Emissions Trading Scheme, emissions are already capped nationally. Local climate plans don’t cut a single gram of net emissions - they just burn through ratepayers’ money for no environmental gain.”

“Rates were hiked 15 percent on average last year. The last thing cash-strapped ratepayers need is councils wasting money on ineffective, virtue-signalling red tape and climate strategies.”

“Councils should stick to their knitting and focus on delivering what they can actually control: roads, pipes and rubbish. If they won’t get back to basics, then ratepayers are right to go one step further and demand tools like rates capping to force them to.”