David Pocock on getting a fair return for Australian gas

About this episode

David Pocock discusses the disparity in taxation between beer drinkers and the gas industry in Australia.

Australia is one of the largest exporters of gas in the world, yet beer drinkers pay more tax than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resources Rent Tax.

People in this episode

Host: The Australia Institute

Guest: David Pocock

Topics covered

• gas industry
• taxation
• Petroleum Resources Rent Tax
• export
• economic policy

Keywords

• Australian gas
• Petroleum Resources Rent Tax
• tax disparity
• export
• David Pocock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Australia Institute

Places: Australia

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