Second Reading Speeches

Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Indexation) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Immigration and Border Protection
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Part of a package of four bills to re-introduce the biannual indexation of fuel excise and excise-equivalent fuel duties, the bill amends the:

Customs Tariff Act 1995
to: increase the rate of excise-equivalent customs duty applying to imported fuels, including gaseous fuels, in line with Consumer Price Index movements; index excise-equivalent customs duty on imported fuel ethanol; and make consequential amendments.

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