Gas export windfall levy ringfenced to climate transition + bill relief How: Levy on LNG export profits above defined threshold. Outcome: Captures the LNG boom for public benefit; funds climate spend Labor scrapped.
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Source: Australian Greens / Senator Larissa Waters (political). Money flow: Raises ~$17B/yr (Greens estimate). Original ref: B26-006. Citation: https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/labors-budget-backs-corporate-profits-1-over-people
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