Drilling for Debt
Peter Broelman
The March Budget handed down by the Coalition government saw a halving of the fuel excise, which cut 22c per litre from the price of petrol. It was good news for motorists, but the cut would cost the federal government $2.65 billion in lost revenue over the six-month period it would be in force.
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