OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott was accused of misleading Parliament yesterday when he claimed a Perth pensioner had suffered a massive hike in her power bill because of the carbon tax when in fact the woman had doubled her electricity usage.

Mr Abbott used question time yesterday afternoon to resume his attacks on the carbon tax, producing a bill from a woman named Hetty Verolme, a resident of Perth whose latest bill had more than doubled.

Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott tables the power bill during Question Time. Credit:Andrew Meares

Mrs Verolme's bill from early June to early August was $1563.70, up from $736.25 in the previous period, according to a copy tabled in the Parliament.

''With an $800 increase in just one bill, of which 70 per cent is due to the carbon tax, how can the Prime Minister possibly claim that Hetty's compensation is in any way adequate?''