Electric vehicle owners to be repaid millions charged under Victoria’s invalid road tax

Treasurer Tim Pallas says government is working to determine who needs to be paid back after high court's EV ruling

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Victorian electric vehicle drivers will be repaid millions of dollars collected under an unconstitutional tax but it could take months for the cash to flow.

The high court last month found the Victorian government's electric vehicle impost to be constitutionally invalid, as states do not have the power to impose excise taxes on consumption.