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  • Gillard Government hits families and businesses yet again with fuel tax grab

    12/05/11

    Two days after its budget assault on Australian households, the Gillard Government is launching another attack on families and small businesses, revealing plans today to slug motorists using LPG and other alternative fuels, Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources Ian Macfarlane said.

    “Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten today introduced new Bills into the Parliament which will result in a slug of 12.5 cents a litre on LPG and 26.13 cents per kilogram on LNG and compressed natural gas (CNG),” Mr Macfarlane said.

    “This Government is already reaching deep into the pockets of everyday Australians to pay for its wasteful spending and policy disasters, now it wants to slug motorists, taxi drivers and small businesses as well.

    “The Taxation of Alternative Fuels Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 and the Excise Tariff Amendment (Taxation of Alternative Fuels) Bill 2011 will start ramping up the tax on LPG, LNG and CNG from December.

    “This is an enormous betrayal for Australian families and business operators, who have been encouraged by this Government to convert to LPG vehicles.

    “More than 270,000 Australian vehicles have made the switch to LPG under the LPG Vehicle Scheme, only to find that the Labor Government’s support for the program has simply been to lay the ground work for another cash grab.

    “The take hike on CNG will also lead to higher public transport costs, with CNG-powered buses used in capital cities being forced to pay the 26.13 cent excise.

    “Julia Gillard and Wayne Swan are addicted to new taxes.

    “The Gillard Government is scrambling to paper over massive holes and billion dollar blowouts in its budget and is once again targeting families and businesses with new taxes and even more red tape.

    “Its tax grab on drivers is just another hit to the hip pocket from a Government that has already stung families and businesses with far too many new taxes.

    “The planned hike to excise for LPG, LNG and CNG comes on top of the flood levy, the Government’s plans for a new electricity tax and its massive mining tax, as well as its decision to freeze assistance payments for middle income families.

    “This latest tax will put more pressure on household budgets. Even a small increase in fuel costs will hurt families and business operators such as taxi drivers.

    “Families and industries such as transport and the resources sector are once again squarely in the Gillard Government’s sights all because it can’t manage its own budget.”
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