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Uber, taxi industry oppose Victoria government's planned levy on fares

( September 9, 2016, 04:49 GMT | Insight) -- At a parliamentary inquiry into ride-sourcing services, representatives of both ride-sharing service provider Uber and the taxi industry opposed the Victorian government’s planned A$2 ($1.53) levy on taxi, ride-booking and hire-car trips in the state, ABC Australia reports. At a parliamentary inquiry into ride-sourcing services, representatives of both ride-sharing service provider Uber and the taxi industry opposed the Victorian government’s planned A$2 ($1.53) levy on taxi, ride-booking and hire-car trips in the state, ABC Australia reports. The state government plans to introduce the levy in 2018 to raise $44 million annually to compensate taxi operators whose licenses will become worthless once fares are deregulated. Uber said the levy would likely reduce demand for their services, while the Victorian Taxi Association expressed fears over how much the additional fare, the “single largest increase in a long time,” would negatively impact the industry....

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