Victoria and NSW are demanding they receive revenue from a proposed new distance-based road user levy on electric vehicles that federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged he is working on with the states.
The Victorian government said it was willing to work with Chalmers on a national-led road user levy for EVs and wanted revenue for its roads, after the High Court in 2023 struck down the state’s EV charge of up to 2.6¢ per km driven.
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