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Fielding to back luxury car tax changes
Posted 1 hour 19 minutes ago
The Federal Government's attempt to hike taxes on more expensive cars is closer to success after it agreed to the demands of a key independent Senator.
Family First's Steve Fielding says the Government has agreed to exempt farmers and tourism operators from the luxury car tax by offering them a $3,000 refund.
Cars worth more than $57,000 will attract the tax.
Senator Fielding joined the Coalition in opposing the tax last week but will now support the measure when it is reintroduced.
"I think that most farmers and tourism operators will be very thankful not to be hit by an increase in taxes," he said.
"There may be other parties that want to go further but we believe that obviously farmers and tourism operators are the ones that can least afford it.
"They're doing it very, very tough and they're the ones that this is no luxury, this is a tool of trade for these people."
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