Typical Queensland households will pay more on their power bills because of the Newman government's decision to shelve the former government's electricity pricing reforms, which would have partly offset the carbon tax.

Premier Campbell Newman yesterday confirmed he would push ahead with his promise to freeze the standard domestic tariff next financial year, a move he promoted as a cost-of-living improvement, saying the federal carbon tax would cause the only increase.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has promoted his decision to freeze the standard domestic tariff as a cost of living saving. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

While the carbon tax would still be the major cause of price rises next financial year, the axed tariff reforms initiated by the Bligh government would have seen partial savings for typical households.

Yesterday's move effectively sidelined pricing reforms that the Queensland Competition Authority was working on to take effect from July this year.