over here in WA its clear this tax can't happen
it seems that when Federation was being negotiated as a result of some argybargy and horse trading WA had a section put in the Constitution to protect itself from this sort of thing
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/legal-challenge-for-resource-tax/story-e6frg6nf-1225869370753
Yesterday WA Premier Mr Barnett opened a speech at a business gabfest with
"man the barricades , we are under attack'
thus ensuring his reelection here and vastly boosting his political capital
Now Mr Barnett can go and negotiate higher state royalties from BHP and RIO. Remember Kev is really only after the iron ore profits, the rest is petty cash
So strategically it makes sense for BHP and RIO to agree to higher royalties with Barnett , thus boosting WA state coffers , keeping the cash in the State to be used for hospitals ( no need for Kev health plan) and creating a huge headache for Kev because he said he wouldnt give credit to BHP for the increase. Barnett had already raised this royalty increase proposal prior to Kev's idea being public
Kev has well and truly been outfoxed, he his on hiding to nowhere now. Even if he gets it through the Senate he has to negotiate the High Court on the Constitional challenges
what a total political nightmare he has created for himself
Now in sleepy Victoria, remember currently there are no royalties on gold, and there wont be for a while I'd say
So if things go to plan in a couple of months we'll be minting bars at $250 an ounce cash cost ( assuming 20gpt headgrades), royalty free and become the lowest cost gold producer in Australia making money hand over fist
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