Incentives needed for soil conservation

Administration report feature about the debate on the extent of State and Federal aid and incentives for soil conservation work is expected to reach a peak within the next few months. A request was resubmitted to the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Howard for all soil conservation expenditure to be eligible for a 100 per cent tax deduction in the year of expenditure. At present soil conservation expenditure is fully deductible in the year of expenditure, provided it is not incurred on newly acquired or newly developed land. The recent release of the Joint Commonwealth States Soil Conservation Study Report helps to highlight the need for greater Soil Conservation measures in Australia. PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to provide a public view of this newspaper article as the copyright is held by the publisher of The Queensland Graingrower. If you would like to obtain a copy of this newspaper article for research purposes, please ‘request a copy'. This article is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection