McConalogue warns no movement likely on Government's two-cent cut to green diesel

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said: “The total excise on a litre of green diesel is 4.7 cents, excise on white diesel is around 42-43 cents – so it’s almost 10 times what the excise is on agricultural diesel.” Photo: Rachel Martin

The Government is unlikely to take any further action to reduce the cost of green diesel members of the Agricultural Consultants' Association heard on Thursday, March 10.

Last week, the Cabinet announced plans to cut excise on petrol by 20 cents a litre, diesel by 15 cents a litre, and green diesel by two cents a litre. The move was met with disappointment from farm groups, who branded the two-cent cut an “insult”.