Victoria had been the only state to levy owners of electric vehicles, but New South Wales and Western Australia were set to follow in the next few years.
The first is that “there is no sound rationale for the assertion that a tax on goods in the hands of the consumer is, for that reason alone, not a tax on goods as articles of commerce”. But according to the Australian Automobile Association, the proportion of fuel excise set to be returned to land transport infrastructure will decrease to 88 per cent in 2025-26.The rest of it is invested by the Commonwealth in road projects where it sees fit.
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