Australian Trainers Association Queensland spokesman Cameron Partington said there had been no news or resolution in sight,which had caused the Queensland racing industry to call off races on Saturday.
"With the current negotiations reaching a standstill,with no sign of a positive resolution,the move to industrial action by the racing participants of Queensland is unfortunately now unavoidable,"he said.
"There will be no racing on Friday and the government has about 10 days until they get back to us before Melbourne Cup.
Mr Partington said the industrial action had the full support of the four industry bodies,comprising trainers,jockeys,breeders and owners.
"This new tax is not going back into the Thoroughbred industry,so the government can decide how they want to spend it,"he said.
"The jockeys,the trainers and the breeders are the ones suffering from this because the betting money wouldn't be going back into the industry.