The High Court says the electric vehicle impost was an “inland tax on goods” that breached the constitution and only the federal government can enact such charges.
State governments cannot legally tax electric and hybrid vehicle owners with a per-kilometre fee, after the High Court ruled such an excise can only be imposed federally.
The High Court on Wednesday ruled on a case involving Victoria s road user tax on low-emission vehicles, launched by two electric vehicle drivers in 2021.
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