New levy rates and additional goods will apply to the Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Goods) Levy as of 1 January 2018.
The Climate Change (Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Levies) Amendment Regulations 2017 (Schedule 2) provides for the levy rate changes and expansion of the Levy to some new goods and gases. The amendments relate to the synthetic greenhouse gas levy imposed by section 227 of the Climate Change Response Act 2002. The amendments—
- specify the price of carbon for the 2018 levy year; and
- prescribe the rates of levy for leviable motor vehicles and goods for the 2018 levy year; and
- expand the list of leviable goods to include—
- air-conditioning units and heat pumps containing R32; and
- parts for refrigerating or freezing units containing HFC-134a; and
- dehumidifiers containing R32 or R404A; and
- aeroplanes and other aircraft containing HFC-134a; and
- polyurethanes containing HFC-245fa; and
- fire extinguishers containing HFC-227ea; and
- industrial ink-jet printing machines containing HFC-134a.
The 2018 levy year starts on 1 January 2018 and ends at the close of 31 December 2018. For more information go to the Ministry of the Environment page.
