spmatich :blobcoffee:<p>Tax breaks given to mining companies for diesel, (Fuel Tax Credits Scheme) was worth $4.8 billion to the mining industry in 2024-2025.</p><p>I would have less objection to paying a per-km road use charge for driving an EV to offset the revenue lost from the fuel excise if the government discontinued the FTCS breaks for fossil fuel miners, which gives them a massive discount on the fuel excise. Because without that we would be effectively paying for the extraction of coal and gas by driving our EVs. Utter madness. </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FTCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTCS</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.drive.com.au/news/australian-ev-road-user-charge-a-priority-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">drive.com.au/news/australian-e</span><span class="invisible">v-road-user-charge-a-priority-report/</span></a></p>