Payments to help with Tasmanian freight costs

Centrelink offers a range of options to help with the cost of moving freight to and from Tasmania. The links below will take you to information about each payment.

• Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme - help with the cost disadvantage of shipping goods to and from Tasmania by sea.
• Tasmanian Wheat Freight Scheme - assistance to shippers of bulk wheat transported by sea to Tasmania from the Australian mainland.
• Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme - a direct cost reduction in the fare for drivers of eligible passenger vehicles.