Miners continue fight against 'tax whack'
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The CFMEU's satirical ads calling for a fair go for billionaires.
The mining industry is pushing ahead with its campaign against the Federal Government's new resources tax, launching a second week of advertisements.
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) opposes the proposed minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) despite it holding support from the larger miners.
AMEC chief executive Simon Bennison says the message in the latest ads is that everyone will be "whacked by the tax", either through their employment, superannuation or household bills.
The television and radio ads will start airing tomorrow.
Mr Bennison has dismissed suggestions it is a Liberal Party-run campaign and says mining companies would be fighting the tax with or without a looming election.
"We're in for the long haul for this. Should the Government get re-elected, we would certainly be requiring their support over the next six to 12 months to make sure we can get industry views on this MRRT enforced," he said.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is hitting back with ads of its own, attacking Tony Abbott's pledge to scrap the tax.
The satirical advertisements call for a fair go for billionaires.
They show a billionaire complaining about the price of maintaining a fleet of yachts.
"Not to mention the price of caviar, that's why Tony Abbott's promised to abolish the mining tax and put $10.5 billion back into the pockets of ordinary everyday billionaires."
The ads are due to air in the coming weeks.
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