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Some of the fuel excise tax levied on every litre of fuel by the Federal Government will flow back into local roads over the next two years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 25, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

A decision by the Federal Government last November to reintroduce fuel excise indexation will cost South Burnett drivers more money at the bowser in future.<\/p>\n

But it will also produce extra funds for local councils.<\/p>\n

Yesterday the Federal Government announced it will provide an additional $1.105 billion in funding for the Roads to Recovery Program over the next two years, funded by the fuel excise.<\/p>\n

This means councils across Australia will receive an extra $300 million in 2015-16, on top of the already doubled $700 million they are receiving this year.<\/p>\n

And in 2016-17, local governments will receive an extra $805 million in addition to the $350 million they were already scheduled to receive.<\/p>\n

But in 2017-18, the Roads to Recovery Program will revert to its base funding of $350 million and the excise boost will cease too.<\/p>\n

“This is a significant structural reform,” Member for Wide Bay Warren Truss said.<\/p>\n

“This major boost to local road construction and maintenance reflects the importance the Australian Government places on building the infrastructure future of Australia.<\/p>\n

“While the impact on individual households is modest, this measure will provide a predictable and growing source of revenue, which will help the Government boost its investment in road infrastructure.”<\/p>\n

SBRC Mayor Wayne Kratzmann said he was very pleased to hear about the additional funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We usually receive about $1.1 million in Roads to Recovery funding, and we had already budgeted to receive double that in 2015-16,” he said.<\/p>\n

“When we drew up this year’s Budget, though, there were a couple of roads we wanted to fix that we had to leave on the table because we didn’t have the money.<\/p>\n

“But now we may be able to do them this year after all.”<\/p>\n

The Mayor said he didn’t yet know what the Region’s allocation from the fuel excise tax would be, but said any extra funding from the Federal Government was always welcome.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council and Gympie and Toowoomba Regional Councils will also benefit from the fuel tax bonus.<\/p>\n

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What Is Fuel Excise?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Fuel excise is a tax the Federal Government puts on every litre of fuel sold in Australia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was introduced in 1983 after a High Court case found fuel franchise fees levied up to that time by state governments were unconstitutional, because only the Commonwealth had the power to levy a fuel tax.<\/p>\n

This decision threw State Government revenues into doubt.<\/p>\n

So the Federal Government introduced the fuel excise tax and gave the money it raised back to the states.<\/p>\n

The levy was originally indexed to the Consumer Price Index, but it stopped being indexed in 2001 when the GST was introduced.<\/p>\n

It then remained at 38.143 cents per litre until November 2014, when the reintroduction of indexation bumped the excise up to 38.6 cents per litre.<\/p>\n

From now on, the fuel excise will increase twice a year, in February and August, in line with movements of the Consumer Price Index.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a typical household consuming 50 litres of fuel per week, the current impact is estimated to be an extra 40 cents per week.<\/p>\n

The measure is expected to raise an extra $3.6 billion over five years to the end of 2018-19, and $23 billion over the next decade.<\/p>\n

The Federal Government says that all excise increases will be dedicated to road infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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