Media Releases
Wednesday, 16th June 2010
The legislation introduced by the Rudd Labor Government and opposed by the Federal Coalition – Excise Tariff Amendment (Aviation Fuel) Bill 2010 – would give effect to the decision taken in this year’s Budget to increase to the aviation fuel excise from $0.02854 to $0.03556 per litre.
Importantly, every single cent of the extra revenue raised would go to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), delivering a 30 per cent increase over four years to its annual budget.
CASA will use this extra funding to:
The actions of the Government are in part a response to the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s 2008 audit of Australia’s aviation safety system which identified room for improvement for CASA, specifically in relation to the numbers of technical staff in some areas of expertise and the need for greater technical training within the organisation.
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334a Marrickville Rd
Marrickville NSW 2204
Phone: 02 9564 3588
Parliament House Office
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6277 7700
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