Jeff, at 16:41 on Jun 13 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Needless to say, that extra $120m per annum has not been seen since,
BG> or at least not by the minister for education.  Just like your 3x3
BG> tax (which is actually something like a 7x9 tax now), it'll never be
BG> lifted or reduced.

JG> The tax is still only 4x4

Que?  I think you'll find that the original 3x3 fuel tax was introduced
near on 8-10 years ago now, and is a hell of a lot more than just 4c, isn't
it?

JG> but the legislation has been amended (they just renewed it), to allow the 
JG> money to be spent on things other than roads. This action took one 
JG> government longer than I thought it would. I expect the tax to be fully 
JG> absorbed into general revenue within two governments.

I fill up at Wallangarra, on the Qld/NSW border, where petrol is 60.9c/l. 
If I forget, and have to stop at Tenterfield, just 14km down the road, it
costs me a massive 73.9c/l, and stays that way until I get to Cessnock,
where it drops back to 69.9c/l (why all the .9s BTW?).  Average price
difference between NSW and Qld is (given similar conditions) approximately
8 cents per litre.

Regards, Bill
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