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Re: Latest news on Speedrail
- Subject: Re: Latest news on Speedrail
- From: "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>
- Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 11:10:01 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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"Maurie Daly"
, "Tezza"
> >"Maurie Daly"
> >> There are many problems in making trucks pay their way.
> >> the most obvious one being just how would you determine how much each
> >> truckie should pay.
> >
> >I think the easiest, cheapest, fairest way is to wipe their rego fees and add a charge to fuel. The more fuel they use the more
tax
> >they pay. The same should also be done for cars.
> >
> >
> Good idea.
> Why not then do this for trains as well,and wipe the track access
> charges entirely.
They'd never do it. They'd probably have to charge $2-3 a litre for diesel.