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The Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is an Australian Government scheme to provide financial assistance to shippers of freight between Tasmania and mainland Australia. The scheme aims to assist in alleviating the sea freight cost disadvantage incurred by shippers of eligible non‐bulk goods moved between Tasmania and the mainland of Australia. It provides a freight subsidy to producers selling into Australian domestic markets, but not for exports outside of Australia. The scheme was first announced by Gough Whitlam. It began in July 1976,〔 following the submission of the ''Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania'', which is also known as the Nimmo Report, by Commissioner James Nimmo. ==Administration, budget and claimants== Administration of the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is shared between the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development and the Department of Human Services. The Scheme is demand driven, and while an annual budget is set for the total assistance available for claimants, in practice there is no upper limit to the total annual payments that could be made to claimants. In 2010–11 the budget for the Scheme was A$114.4 million. The combined forward estimate for the Scheme over the four years to 2013–14 is A$485.6 million.〔 In 2010–11, 1,544 businesses and individuals lodged a total of 11,233 claims for assistance under the Scheme, resulting in the payment of a total of A$100 million to eligible claimants.〔 For the 2000–10 period, freight headed north (to mainland Australia) accounted for approximately three-quarters of all claims. Major northbound commodities were newsprint, prepared vegetables and paper. Major commodities that were southbound were wood pulp, fodder/straw or pellets, and barley. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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