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That doesn't make any sense.
Tax imports to support an industry that would replace the imports?
Even if the logic wasn't fundamentally flawed, you're still talking about paying more for fuel.
The failure is our LNG agreements. We should be getting a better price for LNG exports and we should have guaranteed diesel in return.
It will never make sense to have distributed manufacturing just because. Strong trade relationships is always going to be better for everyone.