Re: Latest news on Speedrail

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Maurie Daly"
"Tezza"
> >"Maurie Daly"
> >, "Tezza"
> >> >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.
> >
> >
> Its really a question of where the money goes .
> Fuel excise goes into consolidated revenue which is then used by the
> Feds for any form of funding they like.

The states do the same, even with the 3X3 (8X10?)

> Track Access charges mainly go into State Govt coffers where the
> States use it for what ever purposes they think fit.
> If the States actually used the money they collected for the purposes
> of improving rail I dont think anyone would mind.

I wish the Feds and states would use the funds where they were collected. User pays only when it suits them.

>
> The bottom line is though that whilst rail has to pay track access
> charges and road doesnt ,then rail isnt as efficient or effective as
> road,and the pollies know this and are quite happy to do nothing about
> it,and indeed should they .
> After all,is there anything that needs fixing ?

Heaps, but they'd have to divert funds from Super, VIP jets etc.