各联盟敦促澳大利亚以25%的税取代地方政府的税,并援引17B美元作为潜在的住房收入。 Unions urge Australia to replace LNG tax with 25% levy, citing $17B in potential revenue for housing.

澳大利亚工会理事会正在推动阿尔巴内斯政府取代目前的石油资源租金税,对所有LNG出口征收25%的定额税,声称每年可筹集170亿美元,用来建造50 000所社会住房。 The Australian Council of Trade Unions is pushing the Albanese government to replace the current petroleum resource rent tax with a 25% flat levy on all LNG exports, claiming it could raise $17 billion annually—enough to build 50,000 social homes. 工会认为,现行税收制度允许大公司避免公平支付,2023至24年只从700亿美元的LNG出口中收取3亿美元,即每100美元43美分。 The union argues the existing tax system allows major companies to avoid fair payments, with only $300 million collected from $70 billion in LNG exports in 2023–24, or 43 cents per $100. 尽管政府为改善收税情况进行了改革,但收入却下降了。 Despite a government overhaul to improve collection, revenue fell. 政府到2029年还落后于120万所房屋,现在短缺6万套。 The government is also behind on its 1.2 million homes by 2029 target, now 60,000 units short. 商业团体敦促税收改革以刺激投资, 如扩大即时资产核销, 而Chevron Australia则表示自2009年以来已缴纳超过200亿美元的税收, Business groups urge tax reforms to boost investment, such as expanding instant asset write-offs, while Chevron Australia says it has paid over $20 billion in taxes since 2009 and supports stable tax policies.