TODAY the Senate will continue debates on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has been urging the federal government to support the CPRS and get it passed.
ATA chairman Trevor Martyn admits the scheme will impost billions of dollars in costs on the trucking industry but believe will be for the better.
“There is no doubt the scheme would impose billions of dollars in costs on the trucking industry, which we would have to pass on to our customers,” Martyn says.
“In contrast, there would be no extra paperwork or compliance costs for small trucking operators under the CPRS. Companies would be able to make their own decisions about how to deal with the increase in the price of fuel it would cause, based on their specific circumstances,” he says.
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