AAP General News (Australia)
02-22-2009
Fed: Swan "enthusiastic" about emissions trading
CANBERRA, Feb 22 AAP - Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has promised to proceed "enthusiastically"
with emissions trading, seeking to counter speculation the scheme may be delayed.
Mr Swan on Sunday strongly backed the scheme and insisted the government's timetable
still stands.
His surprise decision to hold a fresh inquiry into emissions trading fuelled debate
on whether the scheme would be pushed back from its 2010 start date, but that inquiry
was abruptly scrapped last week.
The economic crisis has added to calls to delay the …
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