A few surprises here, namely that PHEVs will pay a lower rate of RUCs, I was under the impression there would be a rebate scheme for petrol purchased.
No revisions to the weight brackets, which I imagine will be necessary before all vehicles eventually go to RUCs.
This is precisely why the plan is to eventually go RUCs for all.
Although a Prius is a very clean vehicle itself, and encouraging people to use more efficient vehicles in general is a good thing.
One of the benefits of excise tax is it rewards lower polluting vehicles with fewer fees.
However they end up doing it (emissions tax, tiered RUC?), I hope this incentive remains. But considering that’d essentially be a ‘ute tax’ on running costs I can’t see this government doing it.