Pricing the use of roads is an increasingly debated subject in Australian transport policy discourse, with a number of recent governmental reports supporting more cost-reflective pricing. This paper updates our 2011 estimate of the fuel excise (tax) rate that would make light vehicle (petrol-fuelled) road users accountable for the external costs associated with their road use. The resulting estimate implies a significant increase on the current fuel excise rate, which poses challenges for political decisionmaking. The paper suggests a pathway towards implementation, which recognises that the most appropriate longer-term solution will most likely be mass, distance, location based charging rather than fuel excise.
Getting the prices right
Road & transport research ; 26 , 3
2017
Article (Journal)
English
Roads , Costs , Right of way , Multiple use , Prices , Administration , Fuel
Local classification TIB: | 135/7005/1710 | |
BKL: | 55.84 Straßenverkehr |
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