Trucking association lobbies senators to dump indexation of fuel tax

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Trucking association lobbies senators to dump indexation of fuel tax
ABC, Australia

The Australian Trucking Association is hoping its lobbying of independent senators will strengthen its case for changes to be made to a Federal Government bill which could increase the fuel tax.
The bill proposes the charge increase more than two cents per litre, and the trucking industry says that could go as high as six cents in the next five years.
Chief executive Stuart St Clair says the industry will keep fighting the automatic indexation of fuel tax.
"Lobbying is about ensuring that we put factual data before the government to ensure that they understand the importance of the industry to the creation of wealth, particularly when times are getting tough," he says.
"We know 2009 is going to be very difficult the last thing we want is increased taxes on top of our industry."

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