Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott and the Liberal member for Barton Nick Varvaris visited Frutex Australia in Kingsgrove Sydney this week. Frutex is a family company in the field and food industry founded in 1968 by Mr Peter Magiros.
The company is a major player in the food industry in Australia, with warehousing, distribution and manufacturing facilities.
Mr Abbott visited Frutex not only in recognition of its rapid development, but also because he wanted to highlight with a specific case study the financial impact that the carbon tax has on Australia’s companies.
As it was stated, the cost of electricity consumption at Frutex in 2011 was $ 159.600, whereas in 2013, after the implementation of the tax, the electricity bill increased by 37.5 per cent to $219.400.
“Our campaign against the carbon tax is related to the creation of more jobs,” said the prime minister, and described Frutex as an example of a great Australian success story. A family of migrants created a great company that exports its products and provides jobs and this company is now facing increased costs due to the carbon tax, he stated.
During his visit Tony Abbott also acknowledged the dynamism of the local federal member of parliament Mr Varvaris and stressed the vital role that businesses have to play in providing employment and prosperity for the country.
Ms Sandy Tsoutsas speaking on behalf of Frutex expressed to Mr Abbott her concerns about the increase of the operational expenses due to the carbon tax and informed the prime minister that her company had to pay $500,000 recently in order to create its own electricity infrastructure.
