Ford Slows Australian Production, Blames Fringe Benefits Tax Changes

Ford Australia has pointed the finger at Kevin Rudd's $1.8 billion Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) overhaul in its decision to halt production this week, standing down several hundred workers yesterday and today on half-wages. 

The production halt yesterday saw 500 workers sent home from Ford's Broadmeadows plant, along with a further 250 at the Geelong plant.