LOGAN City Council has wasted no time in passing on carbon tax savings to ratepayers by cutting the cost of tip fees.
Only hours after the carbon tax repeal legislation passed through the Senate on Thursday, Logan Mayor Pam Parker climbed atop a ladder at the Brown Plains tip to strike down the cost of dumping.
"It's a great day for the people of Australia to see the abolition of the carbon tax," Cr Parker said.
"We are very pleased to be able to respond to this decision so quickly and help our ratepayers by reducing the fee charged when they go to council's landfill and transfer stations."
Starting Friday, the cost of dumping a car-load of rubbish will reduce by $1, from $7 to $6.
The cost for utes or cars with trailers will be reduced $3, from $13 to $10.
The charge for utes with trailers will reduce $5, from $20 to $15.
"We estimate this will save the community in the order of $800,000 a year when using the landfill and transfer stations," Cr Parker said.
A council spokeswoman said any other savings due to the carbon tax's repeal would be used to offset next year's rate increase.
