Australia: Means test didn’t cut solar panel demand

Means testing the solar panel rebate scheme has failed to dent demand for the program, a Senate inquiry has found.

The Rudd government introduced a means test in its first budget in May, limiting the $8,000 rebate to households earning less than $100,000 a year.

The decision angered the solar industry, which warned of job losses and company closures, and environmental groups which said it sent the wrong message about the need to reduce carbon emissions.

Sydney Morning Herald