Home Carbon tax more affordable than GST hike to raise same revenue, say Greens
 

Keywords :   


Carbon tax more affordable than GST hike to raise same revenue, say Greens

2015-11-07 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Australian Greens say a carbon tax would raise as much revenue as increasing the GST rate or broadening its base, while also reducing pollution. Greens MP Adam Bandt has said a Parliamentary Library analysis found that raising the GST rate to 12.5% would raise a similar amount to a $28/tonne carbon tax, but would cost households three times as much. Extending the GST to fresh food, education and healthcare would also raise a similar amount to the original carbon tax, yet households would...

Tags: say tax raise revenue

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
23.11()PC-88015\"2D
23.11180&100m
23.11kenG
23.11ps3 CECH-4300C HDMI500
23.11 UNDERTALE PIANO SCORE
23.11MM6 BM11-SEC3 LC
23.11
23.11Blu-ray
More »