$2000 goverment grant to convert car to LPG

[beep beep sri]

do people actualy realise where gas comes from and where it goes? its sold from australia to china at a few cents per ltr then sold back to us. this is because the stupid aust government 10 or more years ago signed a contract to sell it to them for 20 years!

[rjastra]

I really would rather they look more into Bio-Fuels. Or, simply cut the 50 cent tax off petrol. At least until a more reliable source of petrol is found, or something can be done about the high costs.

That's the "I want my cake and eat it as well". Take the tax off petrol and there goes alot of government funding which they have to find elsewhere. It also sends the wrongh message to the public about a non-renewable resource.

Fact is petrol is going to remain high in price. Best to deal with it.

I know I don't buy groceries anymore - what money I would allocate for that, now goes into fuel.

Oh please... you'd rather pump petrol into a Lancer than eat? Priorities!!

[CJB]

That's the "I want my cake and eat it as well". Take the tax off petrol and there goes alot of government funding which they have to find elsewhere. It also sends the wrongh message to the public about a non-renewable resource.

Fact is petrol is going to remain high in price. Best to deal with it.



Oh please... you'd rather pump petrol into a Lancer than eat? Priorities!!

I didnt say I didnt eat, I said I had to cut back so I could put fuel in it - so I can get to where I need to go, to earn the money that pays for the petrol.

I have dealt with it, I fill up every week don't I?

Like I said, the CPI rise is nowhere near the sudden inflation of petrol. Our wages are not going up at the same speed petrol is - if they were, these "high prices" would be nothing.

[oneightoo]

simply cut the 50 cent tax off petrol. At least until a more reliable source of petrol is found, or something can be done about the high costs.

not an option..

take the tax away, what do you loose then? hospitals? roads? education? no government is willing to loose an election for that..

take the excess and gst away, other taxes go up, budget cuts for more important areas..

as it is, in the world, australia is one of the cheapest places to buy petrol..

[oneightoo]

I didnt say I didnt eat, I said I had to cut back so I could put fuel in it - so I can get to where I need to go, to earn the money that pays for the petrol.

I have dealt with it, I fill up every week don't I?

Like I said, the CPI rise is nowhere near the sudden inflation of petrol. Our wages are not going up at the same speed petrol is - if they were, these "high prices" would be nothing.

i wish housing went up with CPI too.. that way i could own a bazillion homes by now..

[Jackson]

Australia has over 60% of the entire worlds reserves of gas used for LPG, also a **** about 90% or something rediculous uranium.

that may have something to do with the idea !

[Clint]

i asked a friends dad last year about conversion to lpg as thats what his business specialises in and he said it would cost $2200, so $200 for a conversion would be pretty good, that included conversion and all necessary dyno tuning, etc

[blk_tyga]

my parents are contracted couriers and for a while now i've known that if you get an ABN then you can claim some expenses on tax, petrol for sure.... now i know its no solution, but it does help to recoup some losses...

there good thing about the ABN is that you dont have to have a business to obtain one, an ABN can be registered to a person, unfortunately i can't remember the price of it but i recall my parents saying that it was relatively cheap

[blk_tyga]

you can also claim on services for the car, lunches stationary etc.... like i said, having a lump payment quarterly can help get by but its no total solution

[Clint]

there good thing about the ABN is that you dont have to have a business to obtain one, an ABN can be registered to a person, unfortunately i can't remember the price of it but i recall my parents saying that it was relatively cheap

its actually free!

i applied for one a while back, friends of mine have them, my parents started a busniess not long ago so they got one, my girlfriend had to get one to buy material from certain shops for fashion design