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‘Laughing stock of the world’: Minister’s warning over electric car tax – Sydney Morning Herald
Australia risks becoming the laughing stock of the world if state governments impose electric vehicle taxes too early, according to NSW Transport Minister Andrew…
NSW Transport Minister Andrew Constance has proposed subsidising car parks, waiving stamp duty and giving access to transit lanes for drivers of electric cars before the government imposes any distance-based tax on the vehicles.
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has flagged he would take a holistic plan for a future tax on electric vehicles (EVs) to Junes state budget, but Mr Constance warns implementing it too early could impede take-up of the technology.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance, pictured…
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