Richard Denniss notes that the export revenue from Australia’ natural gas mostly goes to foreign shareholders.
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The existing tax fails to capture a fair share of our vast gas exports.
One Nation wants to differentiate itself from the Liberals on energy at a time when the parties increasingly overlap on social issues.
Suspending the federal gas tax, which would require Congress to agree, would drop gas prices only about 4% – less in high-cost states like California.
As US gas prices climb, politicians are looking at ways to lower them. An economist breaks down what does − and doesn’t − move the number on the sign at the gas station.
Intergenerational fairness is becoming a new focus for the Albanese government, but just how far it will go remains to be seen.
We asked four experts to explain what gas taxes are used for and whether waiving them will make much of a difference to American households.
Consumers are feeling pain at the pump and demanding solutions. Some politicians are pushing gasoline tax waivers – but that means less money to fix roads, and often not much economic relief.
A bipartisan group of senators proposed the gas tax should be indexed to inflation to help pay for new infrastructure spending, an approach Biden calls ‘regressive.’
The results of a study that measured public responses to a policy aimed at reducing carbon emissions contradict a common environmental concern.
Despite all their anti-tax sentiments, Republicans from Hoover to Trump have embraced this levy on sales at the pump.
There’s nothing as certain as death, taxes and a Republican with a plan to cut them. But how do the candidates’ proposals stack up?
One reason for this highway infrastructure funding issue is that the gasoline and diesel taxes have not been increased since 1993 – 22 years ago. ➕ Includes video 🎥
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, Davis
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Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, Center for Environmental Politics, University of Washington
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Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University
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Professor of Sustainability Sciences and Director, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington
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Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Canberra
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Energy Economist, Purdue University