Re: Democrats policy on fuel excise.

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (< Tell >)]

mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
>
> Heard on the 7-30 report tonite for the first time the Democrats Policy on 
> diesel fuel excise , which is to keep the excise on heavy trucks and abolish 
> it for rail.
> About time we have a sensible policy on this , as it will just help a little 
> bit to level the incredibly tilted playing field.


I will go along with that.  I heard on ABC news early
hours this morning that the Demo's would be prepared to
drop the excise on trucks under eight tonnes if they
were for *_genuine_* primary producers.  They WOULD NOT
support any other excise exemptions for road.

This seems a very good idea as long as rail is exempt.

One other thing, Coaches and Buses MUST NOT be exempt
either because LNG is a reality, take away the diesel
excise and bye bye to alternate clean energy for the
bus fleets of Australia.

Just watch the Nationals yodel on this one.!

----Terry Burton