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Surging Support for Gas Tax: Curbing Wartime Profits Gains Momentum
March 27, 2026
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Growing public support, including within Labor, for a new gas tax to prevent producers from profiting from the Middle East war. Industry opposes the move.
The debate around a potential new tax on the gas industry is heating up, with the Australian government, industry, and even opposition lawmakers seeing growing public support for the measure. The proposal aims to prevent producers from profiting excessively from the ongoing Middle East war and the resulting global energy crisis.
Industry Mobilizes in Opposition
The Australian Energy Producers (AEP) chief executive, Samantha McCulloch, has voiced the industry's opposition to the tax, claiming it would
Source: The Guardian
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