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Prime Minister Julia Gillard will announce today one of the most significant planks of her controversial tax in a bid to ease concerns about increases to households bills.
"For the many, many Australians who drive long distances, maybe to work, maybe driving their kids on the weekend or going on holidays with the family, this will be a big help," the PM told the Sunday Herald Sun It is expected the price of carbon will be about $25 a tonne when the tax starts in July next year. The final deal between the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee, which includes the Government, the Greens and two independents, is expected to be announced within days. And in a major shift from former prime minister Kevin Rudd's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Ms Gillard will pledge fuel will never be subject to the new tax, even when the tax passes to an emissions trading scheme in 2015. Mr Rudd promised only to offset fuel cost increases "cent for cent" for three years, and urged motorists to think about their next choice of vehicle. Ms Gillard's pitch to win over middle Australia comes as rising fuel prices are eating into household budgets, especially for those driving long distances to work. The move will save motorists from having to pay hundreds of dollars extra each year. The financial easing also allows Ms Gillard to slap down Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's repeated claims that the carbon tax would be a "big hit on your petrol bills". It comes as the Greens have appeared to back down on their hardline stance on fuel exemptions. It is still expected transport will be included under the tax, meaning fuel prices could rise for some sectors. New pollution standards for vehicles will be introduced by 2018 and the fringe benefit treatment of cars was changed this year to remove the incentive to drive further to get a larger tax concession.
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"For the many, many Australians who drive long distances, maybe to work, maybe driving their kids on the weekend or going on holidays with the family, this will be a big help," the PM told the Sunday . "This means that families,
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