Re: GST & the Budget

["David Winter" <winterd@icenet.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
>In article <3750eccf@nap-ns1> "Grahame Ferguson"
<grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au> writes:
>>From: "Grahame Ferguson" <grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au>
>>Subject: GST & the Budget
>>Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 16:58:58 +1000
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>>The only good news now for Rail is that it does not have to pay a
>>'road tax' from July 1 2000, otherwise the big trucks still benefit.
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>>The main issue is that there is NO new infrastructure for Rail.  To be
fair
>>to Rail, the fuel excise already paid the past financial year and the
excise
>>to be paid in the present financial year should be invested in new track.
I
>>doubt whether any Senator with the balance of power even thought of giving
>>something back to the Rail Industry at all.
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>Umm , there is new investment in rail.
>Crossing loops across the TAR and in Victoria on the SG to Adelaide are to
be
>lengthened,and currently the SG line between Gheringhap & Maroona is being
>relaid and reballasted.
>Obviously not a lot , but better than nothing.
>Currently the rail infrastructure which is the Fed Govts responsibility ,
ie
>Albury to Parkeston , is in the best shape of all the other rail
>infrastructure in the country. (the NE SG is a bit lacking though where it
>hasnt been relaid.)
>I wouldnt hold your breath though for federal funds flowing
>to fix up railways which are State responsibilities,and why should they,
after
>all the States with the crummiest track namely NSW & WA


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What specifically is crummy about WA track?
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are also the states
>that have been so uncooperative with the Feds in the creation of ARTC.
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