[Peakoil] Budget: Increase petrol taxes Fuel Tax Escalator

[Neville Reece]

I suspect that this has not been done for the same reason as the FBT car
mileage problem is still with us - that the people with the power are the
ones that do all the miles. They want to keep being subsidised by the
people who don't drive much.

Alison Reece

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 8:49 AM, John Symond <john.symond at netspeed.com.au>wrote:

> This is an idea that the politicians should receive
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> John Symond
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> On 05/05/2012, at 6:33 AM, Keith wrote:
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> > A higher tax on petrol could be revenue neutral, and therefore more
> > attractive politically, if motor vehicle registration costs fell in
> > line. In fact, motor vehicle registration could be cut to, say, $20
> > (just covering administrative costs) and the petrol tax could take
> > up the slack. Older, lower income people who drive occasionally to
> > the shops and church, would be much better off. Those who cover a
> > high mileage would be forced to think critically about whether
> > their journey was justified or whether public transport could meet
> > their needs.
> > ------------------------------
> > Keith Thomas
> > myrmecia at gmail.com
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> > On 04/05/2012, at 6:10 AM, Jenny Goldie wrote:
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bruce Robinson
> > To: bruce.robinson at aspo-australia.org.au
> > Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 11:11 AM
> > Subject: Budget: Increase petrol taxes Fuel Tax Escalator
> >
> >
> > Budget:  Petrol taxes should be increased each year to prepare us
> > for Peak Oil
> >
> > Budget News Release.
> >
> > 4th May 2012
> >
> >
> > Fuel taxes should be steadily raised to European levels and beyond
> > to help achieve the budget surplus,  Bruce Robinson, convenor of
> > the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil said today.
> >
> >
> >
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