Citrus Australia calls for biosecurity levy to be scrapped

Citrus Australia has called on the federal government to repeal a proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy announced as part of the 2023/24 budget.

The levy will apply to Australian producers of agricultural, forestry and fishery products from 1 July 2024 and has been set at a rate equivalent to 10 per cent of the 2020/21 industry-led agricultural levies. This is estimated to increase

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