‘Out of business’: New trucking freight tax in talks for Melbourne

Sky News host Paul Murray says trucks moving freight in and out of Melbourne could be slugged with a new tax on containers. “In Victoria there is a conversation happening as we speak about even further increasing the amount that it costs for things to move from the Port of Melbourne around Melbourne and then out to the rest of Victoria,” Mr Murray said. “The Victorian premier is seriously considering a new proposal that would add between $150 to $250 to any truck that wishes to drive freight out of the Port of Melbourne. “The trucks will be slugged with a tiered tax. “Of $150 to $250 per container.”