Taylor told the Murdoch tabloid that: “Labor is not only proposing a new tax on your new car but also on your new home. There’s a whole raft of costs that Labor have not even considered that come with this policy.”

A spokeswoman ­for Labor described the suggestion of a housing tax as a desperate lie. “The Liberals will say and do anything to try to distract from their Clive Palmer-Pauline Hanson coalition of chaos”.

“Truly ludicrous”: EV Council angered by Angus Taylor’s “housing tax” lie | The Driven