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TAX POLICY * Australia - VTA to have its say on port access charge
Canberra,Australia -ATN, by Samantha Freestone -April 27, 2010: -- The trucking industry will get a chance to argue its position on a proposed port access charge in Melbourne when it meets government officials next week... The Victorian Transport Association will hold a meeting with the Department of Transport on May 4 to get an understanding of the freight infrastructure charge to be introduced at the Port of Melbourne... If introduced, trucking operators will need to pay a fee to access the East or West Swanson dock container terminals from the beginning of the 2011-2012 financial year... The plan is to encourage operators to use the port in off-peak times to reduce traffic congestion. Revenue will be used for infrastructure upgrades, the Government says... A spokesman for Pallas says the government is intent on introducing the charge but will listen to what industry groups have to say... The Government last week began looking for companies to implement the charge... Workshops are due to be held in the coming weeks to update the industry on the structure and operation of the charge...* Get stuffed, Victoria says, we're raising charges
Sydney,VIC,Australia -ATN, by Samantha Freestone -April 28, 2010: -- The Victorian Government will support a new wave of registration and fuel charges, ignoring claims trucking operators will be ripped off... A spokesman for Roads and Ports Minister, Tim Pallas, today confirmed the Government will agree to a 4.2 percent rise to registration charges and the fuel excise from July 1 proposed by the National Transport Commission (NTC)... The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) only yesterday wrote to Pallas asking him to reject the NTC’s proposal on the basis it will overcharge the industry by $776.3 million... VTA Chief Executive, Phil Lovell, yesterday urged Pallas not to support the charges, fearing what might happen if he did... Lovel also criticised the timing of the adjustment, which was announced last month. He says the industry needs to be given enough time to factor the costs into their operating budgets...
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