The CEO of the Mining Council of Australia has described a proposed tax on coal miners and gas producers as “perverse.”
The comment comes as a gas price cap and a temporary gas and thermal coal tax are on the table as the Australian Labor government looks for solutions to alleviate the soaring energy prices.
“It’s a very short-term fix, not sensible to put at risk our investment in Australia, our jobs in Australia and what industries are doing with communities,” Tania Constable told Sky News on Friday.
“It’s not sensible for the government to put another big tax on an industry that’s been holding up the economy for quite some time.”…