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last financial year ending June 30 2005, my business costs were up 10% due to fuel and freight to send my products around tassie. My wholesaling business sees trends that take around 6 months to funnel thru to retail , so just after xmas, prices will be going up!
That my friends will soon be passed on in the next 12 months, but as always, the government will be reactive, not proactive.
yes, listening to parliament on the radio, there question gets asked continually from minor parties, where is the equivalent investment in alternative fuels that is being invested into coal and oil!!!!
petrol companies know that in say 50 years, we will have used up the oil. it takes 10 to 15 years to get a return on investment into a new oil platform at sea. major movers and shakers are asking the question, is it really worth going out and building new oil platforms over the next 10 years, if the oil is going to be running out anyway.
less oil, more demand from china, the price will keep going up!!!
I for one would love to by a hybrid, I don't mind taking a pay cut thru the business to do what i can. surely the government could give a tax rebate ot 10% to 15% on lease costs if you buy a hybrid. It would not cost them much at all. Why not every government car going hybrid?
Most business people I know are now green thinkers, they are not activists, they are more in tune with things. Forget a tax cut, just take that and invest in proactive future proofing ideas. Not hard really.
Yes janoskiss, people are wasteful with fuel juzzlers.
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