Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

Chalmers: Road user charge not ‘double tax’

The road user charge aims to recover lost fuel excise revenue by applying a fee to electric vehicles, with NSW targeting implementation by July 2027 or at 30% EV sales.

Summary by News
Aussie EV drivers are set to face a road user charge in the coming years – but the Treasurer has moved to ease concerns this will be a “double tax” on petrol cars.

4 Articles

Australian Financial ReviewAustralian Financial Review
Lean Right

EVs, not petrol cars, to be hit by road user charge: Chalmers

The treasurer has dismissed calls to double-tax the owners of petrol and diesel cars, saying new road-user tax will only apply to EVs.

·Sydney, Australia
Read Full Article
The West AustralianThe West Australian
Reposted by
PerthNowPerthNow
Lean Right

Big detail in road user tax confirmed

Aussie EV drivers are set to face a road user charge in the coming years – but the Treasurer has moved to ease concerns this will be a “double tax” on petrol cars.

·Australia
Read Full Article
NewsNews
Lean Right

Chalmers: Road user charge not ‘double tax’

Aussie EV drivers are set to face a road user charge in the coming years – but the Treasurer has moved to ease concerns this will be a “double tax” on petrol cars.

Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 100% of the sources lean Right
100% Right

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

News broke the news in on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Taxes icon

Taxes

Oceania icon

Oceania

Australia icon

Australia

News
For You
SearchBlindspotLocal