Wodonga cabbies have stepped up their campaign against the Victorian government’s proposed licence buy-back scheme, emblazoning their vehicles with placards attacking Premier Daniel Andrews.
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Mr Andrews announced in August the government would purchase taxi licences to streamline registration to cover cabs, rental cars and ride-sharing services such as Uber under one system.
But Amalgamated Taxis Wodonga chairman Scott Cowie, who put the signs up, said licences were worth more than the $100,000 Mr Andrews was offering.
Driver Neil Hawkins echoed the sentiment and said the government was endangering cabbies’ superannuation.
North East residents could be slugged an extra $2 for every taxi or ride-sharing trip they take from 2018 under a proposed levy to assist in the industry’s changes
Western Victorian MP Simon Ramsay said the tax was unnecessary given the $9.7 billion windfall from the Port of Melbourne lease announced on Monday.
