Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
Politics
Jacob Shteyman

Pressure to fix gas tax raising less revenue than beer

A Senate motion will be introduced to examine the share of profits from offshore LNG projects. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Labor faces a push for a parliament inquiry into Australia's underperforming gas tax amid growing calls to make fossil fuel multinationals pay a larger share.

As Treasurer Jim Chalmers mulls tax reform to make the economy more productive and fairer for younger generations ahead of the May budget, unions, crossbenchers and lobby groups are turning up the heat on the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT).

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.