Shadow infrastructure minister says road user charging should not be ruled out and accuses government of ‘stalling’ with consultation
The Nationals’ shadow infrastructure minister, Bridget McKenzie, has described Labor’sas a “missed opportunity” to achieve national consistency and warned the government not to rule out road user charging.
The policy confirms the government will adopt fuel efficiency standards, with legislation possible by the end of 2023, but contains no new incentives to buy EVs. She told Guardian Australia the government shouldn’t rule out road user charging “when it is tied to fuel excise and fuel efficiency standards – there needs to be one policy discussion rather than a fragmented one”.
“By the end of this calendar year, will Australians be going out over the Christmas holiday with the choice of the world’s most efficient vehicles at their fingertips?Grimes said there had been a “very concerted campaign by the fossil fuel car industry to wind back, retard and stop the implementation of strong standards from becoming law for as long as possible”.
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