<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australians across almost all political affiliations firmly back taxing gas exports, a week after a Senate committee hearing heard the country earns more money from the excise on beer drinkers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Independent senator David Pocock </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUm_rBEk5dQ/?hl=en" rel="" target="_blank" title="posted a clip of an exchange"><span>posted a clip of an exchange</span></a><span> in a Senate estimates hearing, which went viral online last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Would it be accurate to say that the tax on offshore gas exports - PRRT (petroleum resource rent tax) - is still giving us less revenue than the tax on beer?" he said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/billionaire-les-wexner-says-he-was-duped-by-adviser-jeffrey-epstein-a-worldclass-con-man/7fa7dd1f-5306-4269-a43c-d12fbad4f9c2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Billionaire says he was duped by 'world-class con man' Jeffrey Epstein</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Treasury official Dr Shane Johnson confirmed that in the 2025-2026 financial year, beer taxes were expected to amount to $2.7 billion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Taxes from PRRT, $1.5 (billion), so yes, it's lower," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"How?" Pocock responded.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gas-export-tax-policy-backed-by-all-voters-australia-earns-more-tax-from-beer-than-gas/d62f8b01-ddbe-4810-a049-23530f8d8549" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-tells-uk-not-to-lease-diego-garcia/18c268ac-bd59-4d85-969f-2121b2f39826" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Trump warns UK against giving away key military base</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"How, do we live in a country, one of the biggest gas exporters in the world, and we're getting more tax from beer than PRRT?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Finance Minister Katy Gallagher stepped in to respond, claiming the government had pushed changes to the PRRT through parliament, and that it remained focused on delivering on its election commitments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now, a new survey from the Australia Institute has found a majority of voters for all political parties – save one – are in favour of taxing gas exports more heavily.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/m1-partially-closed-after-truck-crash/7ca9248d-26db-4097-9499-f940cbba4eb4" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Motorway reopens south of Sydney after truck crash spilled molasses</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Asked whether they'd support a flat 25 per cent tax on gas exports, 54 per cent of voters agreed overall, with 30 per cent unsure and just 6 per cent disagreeing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Strikingly, across all political parties, only Coalition voters did not, as a majority, support the idea, with only 48 per cent agreeing. However, that still dwarfed the 9 per cent who disagreed, with 33 per cent unsure.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A majority of respondents who identified as Labor, One Nation, Greens, and other party voters all backed the proposal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Australia is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas," Australia Institute co-chief executive Dr Richard Denniss said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But while Norway, Qatar and Saudi Arabia grow wealthy from selling their gas, the Australian government collects more revenue from taxing beer, cigarettes and even HECS repayments than it does from the petroleum resource rent tax."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the survey showed "clear and overwhelming" support for taxing gas exports.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>