gillard asked to rule out congestion tax

Implications here perhaps for MIK EVR?

From: AAP
July 18, 2010 1:03PM


THE federal Opposition says a Government congestion tax is still on the table following a speech by Prime Minister Julia Gillard today.

Road congestion in Australia's capital cities would cost the country $20 billion a year by the end of the decade, Ms Gillard said during an address to the Eidos Institute in Brisbane.

But she offered no specific solutions to the problem.

The Opposition accused Ms Gillard of failing to rule out a congestion tax as a solution.

"She specifically and deliberately left open the Henry tax review recommendation which will increase the cost of living,'' opposition environment spokesman Greg Hunt said.

"The Prime Minister must clearly and categorically rule out a government proposal that will hurt people in outer suburbs such as Penrith (New South Wales), Logan (Queensland), Berwick Mt Waverley (Victoria).''