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Animal 'fart tax' puts wind up New Zealand farmers

[Fist and Faith]

Is it possible that that's NOT a joke? Vain, if it's for real, I give a gigantic sigh of relief at learning that the good ol' USA isn't alone in its monumental stupidities.

Eagle said factories from industrialised nations, not herds of cattle and sheep, were the main cause behind the increase in global warming.

Ya think??

[Infelice]

*shakes head* Only in New Zealand! But I suppose they have to raise revenue from somewhere.

New Zealand is home to around 45 million sheep and 9.6 million cattle, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Now that's a lot of methane emissions.
The politicians must be rubbing their hands together with glee.

[Vain]

It's true I fear. As part of signing the Kyoto Treaty, the government has decided to impose a tax on cows and sheep and other gaseous animals to try and compensate for funding the thing.

[Skyweir]

mmm .. its not just animals that produce methane .. its just a matter of time till kiwis will be walking around with emission-converters attached to their arses

as infelice posited .. they have to raise revenue from somewhere

desperate times calls for desperate measures ..

[Infelice]

Good grief!!! I hope little Johnnie Howard doesn't get wind of this scheme (no pun intended ). With all the hullabaloo about the GST settling down, he might be on the outlook for a new tax to introduce.

[Skyweir]

he's probably full of more hot air than the rest of us combined .. lol

[Infelice]

True Sky. Maybe we're safe from the possiblity of a methane emissions tax after all.

[Lord Mhoram]

wind of the scheme

[Nav]

Well, the Kyoto summit ended up being pretty meaningless in the end, seeing as the country with the most to offer refused to play ball.