Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
On 15 December 2015, as part of revenue measures announced in the Australian Government’s 2015-16 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the government announced changes to regulations in order to introduce a new sweet potato levy and export charge. The changes commencing on 1 January 2016 will introduce a statutory marketing levy and export charge of one per cent on the sale price of all sweet potatoes. The aim of the marketing levy, which has been requested by the peak industry body, the Australian Sweet potato Growers’ Association, is to secure funding for long-term marketing needs and priorities of the industry, including premium positioning and increasing overall consumption. A Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) prepared by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has been assessed as compliant and consistent with best practice by the Office of Best Practice Regulation. The RIS estimates the average annual regulatory cost at about $400 per annum. The OBPR has agreed to the regulatory burden estimate and associated offset.
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