Re: $4b transport plan to ease petrol heat

["clinton + diane smith" <cdsmith@dingoblue.net.au>]

Rail no longer pays excise, stupid that it ever did. I don't think this is
unfair to motorists at all.
What is unfair is the lack of a proper integrated transport policy that
treats all modes equally
and bases funding on the overall good of the nation not the re-election of
the many dim-wits
who run this country.

cheers clinton
Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
39efacb7.9052413@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:39efacb7.9052413@can-news.tpg.com.au...
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2000 23:12:25 GMT, "Dave Proctor"
> <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> If the Govt needs more revenue or cant do without the excise of petrol
> then it should obtain the extra revenue in a fair way,rather than
> heavily taxing one commodity (petrol is the highest taxed commodity in
> the country).
> If fuel taxes are to be used as general revenue measures,then ALL FUEL
> should be equally taxed ,not just petrol.
> The aviation industry ,for example pays a mere 1.8 c /litre excise on
> aviation kerosene, hardly fair to motorists.
>
> MD
>