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Victorians, have a question towards EV

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tom60:
When sufficient people convert to EV's no doubt the EV road excise will rise to compensate the government for the loss of fuel excise!

WAI4WD:
Question: why do we still have so many potholes if we're paying this ridiculous amount per litre?

yvesjv:
I would guess a combination of contractors cutting corners, mismanagement, having to spend the budget on something cheap,  etc...
I remember the M1 from Vic always having roadworks, never ending... visited in December for a wedding and yep, still ongoing.

tom60:
Money collected from fuel excise goes into the Federal Government general revenue rather than a specific roading fund. 

Some recent govt figures show they expect to collect $49.3b over the next four years and spend $46.8b on roads in the same period. 

The fuel excise will continue to rise as the govt demands more fuel efficient vehicles be sold. 
Less fuel used = less revenue = raise the tax to maintain the revenue.

257Bob:

--- Quote from: WAI4WD on Mar 05, 2022, 12:59:36 PM ---Question: why do we still have so many potholes if we're paying this ridiculous amount per litre?

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You have them too?  I thought it was just NSW.  The roads are are bad as I've ever seen them this past 12 months.  The Great Western and Mid Western highways are terrible and I won't start on the smaller country roads with logging trucks on them.  Some of these roads in my area have gone back to dirt. 

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