We would suggest they only have a GST at the wholesale end, and then they perhaps should have road user charge and various other charges that are required. But they need to go right back and look at this. Without a doubt, the GST on petrol, a tax on a tax has been poorly thought through and poorly implemented. It s unconscionable that you should actually ever link a tax to the CPI, it must cease. That s right, back in 1983.
Labor also has to come clean here too as to where they stand.
We ve put our policy to Labor as well. We believe it should be frozen immediately and a review of how you tax petrol in this country should be undertaken. David Cumming of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, with our business reporter, Zoe Daniel, in Melbourne. Transcripts on this website are created by an independent transcription service. The ABC does not warrant the accuracy of the transcripts.