News industry groups, including Transport Workers Union (WA Branch), Livestock and Rural Transport Association of WA and Western Roads Federation. The 2022-23 program is also being developed through consultation with industry and will continue to be developed to ensure the appropriate priority areas for drivers are identified for forward works planning. Comments attributed to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said, "Our freight drivers in WA provide an essential service and are key for delivering critical supplies across the country. “Our engagement with the transport industry has helped WA achieve outcomes that are often the envy of our Eastern State counterparts and providing these much needed amenities and facilities in regional WA will only make it that much easier for our freight drivers. “The Heavy Vehicle Industry has advocated for all needs to be addressed in one place creating a 'one stop' approach, and we are delivering these improvements to support road safety and provide greater opportunities for heavy vehicle operators to utilise as part of their fatigue management.”
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Update on fuel excise
he ALRTA has said, that despite vigorous lobbying from across a number of trucking industry associations that the Australian Government has not acted to fix unintended consequences for trucking operators in the wake of the decision to reduce fuel excise by 22.1 cents per litre (cpl) for six months. ALRTA called for the road user charge to also be immediately reduced by 22.1 cpl. The impact of this recommendation would be to reinstate the fuel tax credit of 17.8 cpl. “We have also asked for indexation of fuel excise and adjustments to the road user charge to be suspended during the relief period, they said.” The ALRTA cited the timing with the Federal Election campaign in being
in full swing - making it unlikely that industry recommendations would be progressed. “Government maintained their line that there is net relief of 4.3cpl now available to trucking operators. “Given this situation, we recommend that industry be mindful that your normal fuel tax credits will not be available during the relief period. You may need to set aside sufficient financial reserves to meet any liabilities that you would normally cover with fuel tax credits. “On a case-by-case basis, the ATO may allow additional time to square up outstanding liabilities in the event that the duty paid on fuel is higher than the fuel tax credit now available. Click here for more information, finishes the ALRTA
Government maintained their line that there is net relief of 4.3cpl now available to trucking operators
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