Truckers must crank up before carbon tax

June 20, 2012

From Stock Journal (Australia): The federal government had priced carbon at $23 a tonne - the most expensive in the world and up to three or four times other nations' schemes. And while it is the top 248 polluters being taxed, it will affect the input costs of all businesses through higher utilities pricing, higher fuel prices and need for higher wages.

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