New polling has shown increasing support for a 25% tax on gas exports to finance vital services and community resilience, with some climate groups, including Doctors for the Environment Australia, asking the money from the proposed 25% export tax to go toward household energy assistance, disaster-affected areas, and quickening the switch to more stable, cleaner energy sources.
Dr Kate Wylie, from Doctors for the Environment Australia, said “Food prices are rising, fuel costs are soaring, and the mental health and financial strain are landing hardest on everyday communities. It is not fair that our communities bear this burden while gas corporations pocket immense profits and pay little to no tax.”
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