Why Australia needs to replace fuel excise with direct road charges

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By Leith van Onselen

Outgoing chief executive of Infrastructure Australia (IA), Philip Davies, has urged the federal government to proceed with a road pricing inquiry or face a revenue crisis. From The AFR:

“That’s a long game and that’s a hard conversation in the community but we’d welcome seeing that inquiry,” he said.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.