Newman issues 5c fuel challenge
Fortitude Valley servo with their own 5c/litre deal.
Report & Photo: Rob Lockyear
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman has challenged Labor councillors to support his call for five-cents-a-litre of fuel to fund Brisbane's public transport.
Cr Newman criticised the Labor government's inaction on fuel prices in the federal Budget. He said funds gained from fuel excise in Brisbane were being redistributed away from the city.
"While Canberra gets fat Brisbane gets sick," Cr Newman said.
He called for a show of Labor councillor hands to support his proposal.
"How about a motion next week to get full support of council to get five-cents-a-litre back to the city for public transport?" Cr Newman said.
Labor councillors refused to be drawn on the Lord Mayor's proposal.
"They've got their hands down because this is about the Australian Labor Party, politics and power, not about outcomes," Cr Newman said.
He made the comments in response to federal Opposition leader Dr Brendan Nelson's budget-response pledge of 5c a litre cut in fuel excise.
But he was silent on the controversial policy battle between Dr Nelson and shadow treasurer Malcom Turnbull over whether cutting the fuel excise is the right thing to do.
"Maybe he's got a point, maybe he hasn't but if you're not going to
cut that five cents, how does that five cents come back to Brisbane?" Cr Newman said.
Cr Newman criticised the Labor government's inaction on fuel prices in the federal Budget. He said funds gained from fuel excise in Brisbane were being redistributed away from the city.
"While Canberra gets fat Brisbane gets sick," Cr Newman said.
He called for a show of Labor councillor hands to support his proposal.
"How about a motion next week to get full support of council to get five-cents-a-litre back to the city for public transport?" Cr Newman said.
Labor councillors refused to be drawn on the Lord Mayor's proposal.
"They've got their hands down because this is about the Australian Labor Party, politics and power, not about outcomes," Cr Newman said.
He made the comments in response to federal Opposition leader Dr Brendan Nelson's budget-response pledge of 5c a litre cut in fuel excise.
But he was silent on the controversial policy battle between Dr Nelson and shadow treasurer Malcom Turnbull over whether cutting the fuel excise is the right thing to do.
"Maybe he's got a point, maybe he hasn't but if you're not going to
cut that five cents, how does that five cents come back to Brisbane?" Cr Newman said.
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