Infrastructure WA

Recommendation 58

Address the future loss of fuel excise revenue

Recommendation

58. Address the future loss of fuel excise revenue by:

  1. working with other jurisdictions to design a fair and nationally compatible alternative to fuel excise for low and zero emissions vehicles, with any future charging reform to be combined with other initiatives to ensure an overall net-incentive for the uptake of these vehicles
  2. when designing a fuel excise alternative scheme and associated technology, ensuring that:
    • the scheme has the potential to include vehicle mass, distance, location and time-of-day pricing elements
    • total road system revenue is maintained at a stable level as a policy reform objective
  3. undertaking a review to investigate the merits of location and time-of-day pricing signals being incorporated into a fuel excise alternative to improve road demand management during peak periods in Perth.  

WA Government response

The WA Government responded to Foundation for a stronger tomorrow in February 2023. Recommendation 58 is partially supported. For further information please refer to the response document.

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