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Another example of this is the transport industry.

Many have invested up to half a million in their rig, or more, and now they look set to loose their 19c per Lt fuel rebate.

Take an interstate semi, doing three trips per week Bris to Sydney region.

Round trip, 2200 Km, 3 trips per week, that's around 28000 Km per month.

That's 340,000 Km per year, 2.5 Lt per Km, that's 850,000 Lt @ 19c = $161,500 per year, off the bottom line, and that's before any price rise, by way of the carbon tax.

Remember, this is a one man, small operation.

Spare a thought for those with multiple trucks.

I heard just yesterday that one company closed recently, they owned one thousand semis/trucks.

Imagine their fuel rebate loss.

They simply don't get it and have no idear of the pain caused by government intervention.

While our life blood may be our mining, another industry suffering from shifting goal posts, the actual blood of our nation, is our transport industry, as everything we eat, drink, use or wear spends time on a truck.

The loss of this rebate will cause just bas much pain, if not more, than the carbon tax will, yet it appears to be slipping under the radar somewhat.

rehctub, the issues you just addressed are also compounded by the fact that many of the 16,000 rules/regulations changes imposed this bunch of sixth form goons, are often implemented DURING the FY.

So you start off the FY with a plan to succeed and before you even get to the EOFY you realize your plan has gone down the gurgler because the business assumptions were changed. Doh!

It’s also fascinating that so many on OLO who pontificate on business issues sound just like Gillard, Combet and Swann et al? Wonder if there is a message here?

The ALP plan to get themselves into “small business” is to start off with a “big one”!

Heaven help Australia

Verbal diarrhea. Butch and spindoc.
Why should the tax payer support fuel subsidies for miners.
Commercial trucks will pass on the costs.
IR laws are farer now than with workchoices. Even TA says that.
God only knows what that has to do with ford; unless you think the place is full of duds.
Best you keep your eye on what is happening in QLD.

579, please explain just how on earth the transport company can pass on that extra expense.

It works out to over $1000 per trip, that's over three Gand per week.

Now as for you, or anyone for that matter, who cringe about these companies getting subsidies, just bear in mind, if any of the above are on a health care card, family assistance, an aged pension, or any form of welfare what so ever, it is the likes of these 'risk takers' that not only provide the jobs out there, but also subsidize the many handouts that are all to often, taken for granted.

You my friend have no idea of how business runs, or the kayos the likes of this 'I'll constructed' plan can cause.

But then again, you can be excused, as you hold the dilutional belief that the carbon tax will simply 'slip in ' un noticed and not have any effect what so ever on the way we run businesses, or the way we live our lives.

Continued.

Continued. GY, if you're here, you really need to review this 350 limit.

Spin doc,
you are dead right in what you say.

A business owner should be able to go into business, with the comfort of knowing that all expenses, including wages, are linked to CPI adjustments.

At least this would give business the confidence to borrow money for the purposes of taking the risk.

I know a guy who had three restaurants, all doing quite well.

The day the new IR laws came in to effect, he lost $100,000 off his annual bottom line.

He closed one, sold another and now finds himself in a better position, as he has 30 odd less staff and no longer pays pay roll tax.

Unfortunately, he no longer opens on public holidays, as he simply can't make money.

His staff are upset, because they were very happy with the former pay deal, it's just that Julia and her unionists had an axe to grind.

And havnt they ground it with this, the hospitality industry.

The shameful part of all this, is that due to the billions WASTED this government is finding new ways to tax the very people who take the risks and provide the jobs along the way, many of which are simply taken for granted. But not for to much longer, I would suggest.

Butch old boy you must have nightmares. Of course fuel costs will be moved on, or put the truck on gas.
Miners have got them-self in strife with the gigantic wages they pay out, to steal labour from industry.
If restaurants can't pay appropriate wages they are in the wrong business.
The country is overrun with bakeries and restaurants, everyone expecting to make huge profits, no matter where they are situated.
The unemployment figures do not reflect your dire remarks.
Job ads exceeded 200,000 for march.
So your problems i suggest are state issues.