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reform a fuel tax credit scheme with no real rationale

  • Written by Marion Terrill, Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute

Revising the generous fuel tax credits given to businesses should be a priority for the Albanese government, because keeping them would conflict with two other pressing priorities: reducing carbon emissions and repairing the budget.

Fuel tax exemptions have existed for as long as the federal government has taxed fuel, starting in 1957. With the...

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