Carbon copy tax

Just as a suggestion to clean out our law books is suggested Helen Clark suggests yet another tax and accompanying low income compo scheme.

This time it is all about power, electrical power that is. The idea has all the hall marks of the old "fart" tax idea that had farmers marching. All in the name of Kyoto of course.

Have a look.

Is this like mortgage levy idea? solely designed to make another yet to be announced scheme more palatable?

Or is this government really serious about losing the next election?