Australian logistics industry raises inconsistencies in carbon tax

Australia’s logistics industry remains uncertain about the impact of the federal government’s carbon tax, noting inconsistencies across the various transport modes.

“Australia’s freight transport and logistics industry is not particularly impacted by the headline carbon tax, rather by the way in which fuel tax credits and excise changes,” Australian Logistics Council (ALC) CEO Michael Kilgariff said.

“These forecast changes will be felt differently across industry, as there are inconsistent tax treatments across the various transport modes,” he said.

“While the changes will impact on companies to varying degrees, they will increase the cost of moving freight around Australia. These costs cannot be absorbed by operators and will need to be passed on to consumers.”

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