ENVIRONMENT Cut tax breaks to wonky green groups: committee

A House of Representatives committee has recommended that environmental groups that receive tax-deductible donations should have to spend at least 25 per cent of their money on direct environmental remediation, and tax concessions should not be available to those involved in direct political or criminal activity. Greenpeace: Innocent and responsible. The recommendations are contained in a 144-page report tabled in the House on May 4. The ALP members on the committee opposed these recommendations, so their implementation will depend on the outcome of the forthcoming federal election. The inquiry into tax deductibility for environmental organisations had been sought by Environment…