The gas tax ripoff. Japan collects more on our gas than we do
The Japanese Government taxes more revenue from imports of Australian gas than the Australian Government receives from gas exporters. What is fraud?
The scam is that not only do our gas exports serve to keep domestic prices high, but our reluctance to impose a reasonable tax on gas exports benefits Japanese taxpayers.
Australian Institute (TAI) reports: “On average, $1.8 billion of Japan’s energy import tax comes from gas imports each year, far more than the $1.4 billion collected by the Australian Government’s Petroleum Resources Rental Tax (PRRT).”
TAI’s Richard Dennis told the Senate Gas Inquiry Committee today: “Australians have been mistaken for the mafia by the gas export industry. And while successive Australian governments have been to blame for the mess,
The Albanian Government is responsible for fixing this.
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Kim Wingerei is a businessman turned author and commentator. He is passionate about freedom of expression, human rights, democracy and the politics of change. Originally from Norway, Kim has lived in Australia for 30 years. Author of ‘Why Democracy is Broken – A Blueprint for Change’.
