NewsBite

Fears carbon tax will exacerbate skills shortage

The federal government can add a shortage of skilled workers to the list of obstacles to its carbon tax.

David RamliReporter
Updated

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

The federal government can add a shortage of skilled workers to the list of obstacles to its carbon tax.

According to a skills index released yesterday by recruitment firm Clarius, the introduction of a “green tax" would need a large number of additional senior information technology staff throughout companies and government agencies.

Loading...
David Ramli writes on Telecommunications specialising in NBN, Web, Politics. Based in our Sydney newsroom, David is an award winning journalist with over 5 years experience. Connect with David on Twitter.

Subscribe to gift this article

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.

Subscribe now

Already a subscriber?

Read More

Latest In Federal

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Politics

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/fears-carbon-tax-will-exacerbate-skills-shortage-20110419-ihs8h