High price of fuel in Queensland
Eligibility - Queensland citizens
Principal Petitioner:
R Boyne
34 Wilton Terrace
YERONGA QLD 4104
34 Wilton Terrace
YERONGA QLD 4104
Total Signatures - 892
Sponsoring Member:
Simon Finn MP
Posting Date:
13/9/2005
Closing Date:
28/11/2005
Tabled Date:
29/11/2005
Responded By:
Peter Beattie on 4/1/2006
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Queensland citizens draws to the attention of the house to the pain being felt by Queenslanders as a result of the high
price of fuel in Queensland.
Your petitioners therefore, request the House to act to reduce the financial burden on Queenslanders by:
• requesting the Federal Government provide urgent relief for Queenslanders paying large federal taxes on fuel purchases
• demanding a greater share of the $14 billion the Federal Government collects as fuel excise revenue be returned to the States
• developing state policies to reduce the impacts of increased fuel prices on Queensland families, workers, businesses
and rural industries
• investigating fuel alternatives to reduce Queensland’s reliance on overseas oil and petroleum products