❓ Mr. Love questions the Minister for Transport about potential tax increases following a High Court ruling on electric vehicle excise. The Minister denies plans for state-based tax increases, advocating for a nationally consistent approach to road funding.
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE excise — HIGH COURT RULING
785. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Transport:
I
have a supplementary question. In light of the High Court's decision,
will the minister reassure Western Australians that she will not seek to
raise taxes and charges in other ways to make up any future shortfall?
785. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Transport:
I
have a supplementary question. In light of the High Court's decision,
will the minister reassure Western Australians that she will not seek to
raise taxes and charges in other ways to make up any future shortfall?
AnswerView source ↗
Of course not—as in, of
course we are not going to raise taxes and charges, unlike the previous
government. We will seek a nationally consistent approach to address this
issue. We are very, very keen to do that. With regard to federal funding, it is
a concern, particularly for regional WA, in respect of road funding and how
that will be sourced in the future. As I have always said, there has to be a way
to pay for our roads, but we believe it should be a nationally consistent
approach. It is of paramount importance for regional WA that all states and
territories get together because the cost of providing roads throughout
regional Western Australia is very, very high. We have a massive state, as we
know. We have the significantly largest amount of the National Highway and
other highways of the nation, and regional people will need to continue to have
access to incredibly good roads.
This is something that has been the
case for many, many years: I am very proud that our road network in WA is very good. I hear feedback from people and I see
letters to the editor from people from other states who might have travelled in WA in caravans talking about the quality of our roads compared
with those of other states. I do not want to
ever see that diminish. Because of the impacts on road safety and freight
costs, we want a good road network . This
is a major national issue, and, as I have always said, a nationally led
consistent approach would be my absolutely ideal outcome because I do
not think having different systems is good in the contexts of the Federation
and efficiency going forward.
course we are not going to raise taxes and charges, unlike the previous
government. We will seek a nationally consistent approach to address this
issue. We are very, very keen to do that. With regard to federal funding, it is
a concern, particularly for regional WA, in respect of road funding and how
that will be sourced in the future. As I have always said, there has to be a way
to pay for our roads, but we believe it should be a nationally consistent
approach. It is of paramount importance for regional WA that all states and
territories get together because the cost of providing roads throughout
regional Western Australia is very, very high. We have a massive state, as we
know. We have the significantly largest amount of the National Highway and
other highways of the nation, and regional people will need to continue to have
access to incredibly good roads.
This is something that has been the
case for many, many years: I am very proud that our road network in WA is very good. I hear feedback from people and I see
letters to the editor from people from other states who might have travelled in WA in caravans talking about the quality of our roads compared
with those of other states. I do not want to
ever see that diminish. Because of the impacts on road safety and freight
costs, we want a good road network . This
is a major national issue, and, as I have always said, a nationally led
consistent approach would be my absolutely ideal outcome because I do
not think having different systems is good in the contexts of the Federation
and efficiency going forward.
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