❓ Hon. P.G. Pendal questions the Minister for the Environment regarding a potential pollution tax on motorists based on a draft air quality management plan. The Minister clarifies that the government is only investigating road pricing policies, not a pollution tax.
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277. Hon. P.G. PENDAL to the Minister for the Environment:
(1) What was the exact recommendation contained in the draft air quality management plan which led to the recent announcement that the State Government may consider a pollution tax on motorists?
(2) How was it envisaged, in the draft plan, that such road revenue, or similar, might be used to improve Perth's air quality?
(3) Is a pollution tax on motorists still under consideration by the Government?
(1) What was the exact recommendation contained in the draft air quality management plan which led to the recent announcement that the State Government may consider a pollution tax on motorists?
(2) How was it envisaged, in the draft plan, that such road revenue, or similar, might be used to improve Perth's air quality?
(3) Is a pollution tax on motorists still under consideration by the Government?
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14 November 2000
Response time
97 days
The Minister Replied:
(1) LTP 1.12 'Investigate the potential for implementing road pricing policies for urban use'.
(2) The recommendation, developed by a multi stakeholder working group, was aimed at investigating the range of road pricing policies available for providing incentives for private vehicle users to consider options such as car pooling, ride-sharing and cycling. The recommendation was also based on the user pays principle which would require the owner of a motor vehicle to contribute towards the cost of the environmental impact of that vehicle. If such mechanisms were demonstrated to reduce the number of kilometres travelled using a vehicle, an improvement in air quality would be observed.
(3) The recommendation was to investigate the potential for using road pricing policies only, not to introduce a pollution tax. The Government does not intend to introduce a pollution tax on motorists.
(1) LTP 1.12 'Investigate the potential for implementing road pricing policies for urban use'.
(2) The recommendation, developed by a multi stakeholder working group, was aimed at investigating the range of road pricing policies available for providing incentives for private vehicle users to consider options such as car pooling, ride-sharing and cycling. The recommendation was also based on the user pays principle which would require the owner of a motor vehicle to contribute towards the cost of the environmental impact of that vehicle. If such mechanisms were demonstrated to reduce the number of kilometres travelled using a vehicle, an improvement in air quality would be observed.
(3) The recommendation was to investigate the potential for using road pricing policies only, not to introduce a pollution tax. The Government does not intend to introduce a pollution tax on motorists.
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