Wednesday, 17 May 2023 12:45

Ute tax

Written by  Milking It

OPINION: Farmers are rightly fuming over Labour's decision to increase the 'Ute Tax'.

Instead of heaping new costs on to all the productive sectors, shouldn't the Government be focusing on sorting out the state of pothole-riddled rural roads?

Farmers claim this is yet another unwelcome cost imposed on farming, a productive sector already under huge pressure from rapidly increasing input costs and slipping commodity prices.

It really is a kick in the guts to farmers and tradies who rely on utes for their jobs. National says if it wins the election, it will axe the 'Ute Tax' which it says is being used to subsidise wealthy people to buy Teslas.

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