Original article by James Thomson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 12-Sep-16

Minerals Council of Australia CEO Brendan Pearson has described a proposed levy on iron ore production in Western Australia as a "bad idea" that will adversely affect both the sector and suppliers. Federal National Party leader Barnaby Joyce has been criticised after saying that he understood the motivations for state counterpart Brendon Grylls in proposing that the iron ore levy paid by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto be increased from $A0.25 per tonne to $A5.

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