Farmers hit with new biosecurity tax
Brad ThompsonReporter
Farmers have been hit with a new tax in the form of a biosecurity levy to help pay for an $845 million budget boost in spending on measures aimed at keeping out pests and diseases.
The levy was a bitter pill in a budget that failed to tackle rampant food price inflation, said National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) president Fiona Simson.
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