The Rudd Government is due to present the Federal Budget tomorrow, and concern is already mounting over what it may have in store for petrol pricing.

The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce (VACC) has called on Treasurer Wayne Swan not to be tempted to raise the excise on fuel, saying such a change would hit motorists [...]

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Many industry analysts - including the giant brains here at TMR – may have got things wrong on the effect of the withdrawal of GE and GMAC from new car dealer floorplan financing.

Why do we think so? Well, remember the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)? It was a $2 billion pool set up by the Rudd [...]

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The Federal Treasurer, Mr Wayne Swan, today announced the establishment of a special fund to provide liquidity to car dealer financiers, and to car dealers, who have encountered financing difficulties as a result of the global credit crisis.

Many in the community are aware that the announced exit of GE and GMAC finance from the dealer [...]

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