Fruit and vegie growers want ‘totally unfair’ biosecurity levy scrapped
A biosecurity levy would add further financial strain for Australia’s horticulture producers feeling the pressure of retail prices and rising input costs, according to industry experts. The Biosecurity Protection Levy, which will come into effect from July this year, will collect 6 per cent or $50 million a year from domestic agricultural, fisheries and forestry producers to help cover biosecurity costs. - Read full The Weekly Times article here
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