Australia's general tariff arrangements
Public inquiry
This inquiry has concluded. The inquiry report was released by the Commonwealth Government on 19 December 2000.
The Productivity Commission was asked by the Assistant Treasurer to review Australia's General Tariff Arrangements. The central issue was the scope for a post-2000 reduction in the general tariff, covering only rates of 5 per cent or less, and excluding the PMV and TCF sectors.
As part of the inquiry, the Commission considered a range of questions including:
- costs and benefits of tariff reductions
- implications for trade negotiations
- implications for the Manufacture in Bond and the TRADEX schemes, the Tariff Concession System and Project By-Law arrangements.
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Draft report
The draft report for this project is not available online.
Please note: The draft report is for research purposes only. For final outcomes of this inquiry refer to the inquiry report.Key documents
Inquiry report
The final report of the public inquiry into Australia's General Tariff Arrangements.
Submissions
Submissions
Public hearings
Public hearing transcripts for the public inquiry, Review of Australia's General Tariff Arrangements.
Modelling the effects of removing general tariffs
A supplement to the inquiry report, Review of Australia's General Tariff Arrangements.