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Australia's carbon emission tax kicks in

Michael Allan McCrae | July 01, 2012 | 4:26 pm Base Metals Energy Asia Australia Coal Copper Iron Ore Uranium 

After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes affect as the country's largest polluters will now pay A$23 for every tonne of greenhouse gas they produce. The tax is a step by Prime Minister Julia...

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