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AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2011
FED: PM trumpets transport regulation reform=9

Mr Baillieu said the state leaders had urged the prime minister to release modelling
on the state-by-state economic impacts of the carbon tax.

"The prime minister made it clear that's not going to happen," he said.

Ms Gillard told the leaders, Commonwealth modelling could not be assessed on a regional
basis, Mr Baillieu said.

Mr Baillieu defended the recent Victorian government modelling which claimed the carbon
tax would result in 23,000 fewer jobs being created in the state by 2015.

He said the Victorian modelling was undertaken on the same basis as that taken by Canberra.

The modelling included elements of the industry compensation package.

Ms Gillard said she had offered leaders the opportunity to have their officials briefed
by treasury staff.

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