Australia's mushroom industry votes on a tax

In November, Australia's largest mushroom producer, Costa Mushroom, used its taxable rights to call for a vote on a statutory tax on double spore mushrooms.
calls for support for the abolition of the mushroom research and development tax, marketing and promotion taxes, Costa said $18 million of grower money has been wasted on ineffective marketing and management since the mushroom tax was doubled in 2014.
, the australian mushroom tax was first introduced in 2002.
July 1, 2018, mushroom species will be taxed at $4 per kilogram, including $1.08 for scientific research and $2.92 for marketing.
in the past month or so, about 72 per cent of taxpayers have voted.
vote showed that the vote in favour of retaining the research and development tax was just under 82 per cent and the vote in favour of retaining the marketing and promotion tax was just under 79 per cent.
this time, the Costa Group consolidated its mushroom range from three brands into one brand through the launch of Mush-Boom, as well as a website that provides recipe and nutritional information.
the company's goal is to create a "boom" in mushrooms by creating a brand full of personality, according to a company official.
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