The Tasmanian Economic Regulator has released its most recent modeling that indicates that household electricity prices for 2012-13 will rise by less than expected as a result of the Federal Government’s carbon tax.

 

The Regulator has found that the carbon price will add 5.6 per cent or less than $3 per week to average household electricity prices in Tasmania.

 

This is below the nine per cent average carbon price impact forecast by federal Treasury for Tasmania and the $3.30 a week national average impact in 2012-13.

 

Tasmanian households will receive $10.10 a week on average in assistance through tax cuts, higher family payments and increases in pensions and benefits.