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Article: New Zealand: Tourism industry calls for emissions trading alignment with Australia.
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- May 9, 2008
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Byline: Mamta03
The government should seriously consider aligning its proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) with Australia, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) says.
The move would allow time to consider the benefits of having compatible schemes for the two countries and give New Zealand tourism businesses more time to transition to the new scheme, TIA Acting Chief Executive Oscar Nathan says.
TIA told the finance and expenditure select committee today that the introduction of the ETS has been too rushed. More time should be taken to consider the impact of the scheme on the tourism sector.
Australian authorities are ...