Though critics have long believed the emissions trading scheme would squeeze out capital and jobs from the Australian market, current figures show an opposite trend. The revealed a 5.7% increase in capital spending in the last quarter. Even the , and forecasts for the next year are even higher. In addition, the Australian Bureau expects other sectors to grow too in terms of their investments.
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