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Federal Government Considers ‘Pay-Per-Kilometre’ Vehicle Charges
The Federal Government is considering long-term changes to the way motorists pay for the privilege of using roads, aimed at creating “more direct links to road users”. A ‘pay-per-kilometre’ scheme could be on the horizon, govern
The Federal Government is considering long-term changes to the way motorists pay for the privilege of using roads, aimed at creating “more direct links to road users”.
A ‘pay-per-kilometre’ scheme could be on the horizon, governed by advances in on-board tracking or distance-analysing devices.
The idea is just one recommendation from the government’s Productivity Commission report into public infrastructure, which was released this week.