It's been demonstrated time and again by economists and other people working in the industry that the price on pollution has minimal effects on food inflation. Why the Conservative Party has this fetish on carbon tax time and again is something that I certainly can't explain. Only they can explain. They continually vote against every single measure we bring forward to enhance affordability for middle-class families. That's something that's simply irrational.
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