date:Jun 22, 2012
an only get 10 cents back. This amounts to hundreds of dollars a year in extra costs that will hit every familys budget,Pickles said.
A CDS is effectively a multi-billion dollar tax on consumers that will further push up cost of living pressures. Thats been the case in the Northern Territory, where drink prices have risen by up to 20 cents since a deposit scheme was introduced this year,she added.
According to Pickles, the CDS is a high-cost, inefficient and unfair tax on consumers, and will h