The top 10 best-selling vehicles in Australia last month were exclusively utes and SUVs, with not one passenger car - like a hatchback or sedan - making the list. And the top of the table was dominated by a trio of pick-ups, with the Toyota HiLux making up ground as the best-selling model after being beaten by its arch rival, the Ford Ranger, for the last couple of months.
Single tax for motorists would promote equity and simplicity 05/05/2021|6min
A single tax for all road users put forward today by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries Chief Executive Tony Weber prioritises equity for road users over electric car incentives.
“It addresses the complexity of the current tax arrangements that cover both from the commonwealth and state level so there’s simplicity in this,” he told Sky News.
Mr Weber said the one tax for all road users causes an “equity issue” and any taxes should come directly from the amount of driving.
“Rather than having taxes like your annual registration fee which is the same regardless of whether you drove minimal kilometres in a year or you drive hundreds of thousands of kilometres.”