Victoria Axes ‘Secret’ Public Transport Tax as Premier Apologises
'They [Victorians] do deserve an apology. There was no transparency on this charge, its creation or implementation,' said Premier Ben Carroll.
TL;DR
- A secret tax on Victorian public transport fares will be scrapped.
- The tax was an annual one percent increase in fares, on top of inflation rises, starting in 2025.
- The levy was not acknowledged by the government or Transport Victoria in public communications.
- Premier Ben Carroll apologized for the lack of transparency and vowed to abolish the charge.
- The charge was approved in 2021 when Carroll was the public transport minister.