Government extends freeze on trucking fuel tax

Government extends freeze on trucking fuel tax

Australia’s 49,000 trucking operators, including 45,000 small businesses, will all benefit from the Government’s decision to extend its current freeze on the rate of fuel tax they pay. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Warren Truss, announced the decision yesterday. Trucking businesses currently pay 26.14 cents per litre in fuel…