澳大利亚政府在农民反对后撤销了48.5M 生物安保税。 Australian government scraps $48.5M biosecurity levy after farmer opposition.

澳大利亚政府废除了4 850万美元的有争议生物安保税, The Australian government has scrapped a controversial $48.5 million biosecurity levy that faced strong opposition from farmers. 《农业生物安保保护税法案》于2月12日被参议院删除, The Agriculture Biosecurity Protection Levies Bill was removed from the Senate on February 12, hailed as a "huge win" by the National Farmers' Federation. 政府发誓继续与农民合作,为生物安保开发替代供资方法,保护生产者,不增加成本。 The government vowed to continue working with farmers to develop alternative funding methods for biosecurity that protect producers without imposing extra costs.