NSW Greens propose $1 metro fares to 'revolutionise' public transport system | LisaVisentin
The Liberals have promised millions for high speed rail studies, and Labor says it will make public transport free for school kids.
It sounds too good to be true - and the government is emphatic it is - but the NSW Greens are confident their sums add up. Unable to access the independent parliamentary budget office to cost their policy - which provides costing for the major parties - the Greens have devised their own funding proposal.
"There will be a significant increase in patronage but there's nothing to suggest we'd see a doubling or tripling of patronage," Mr Parker said.
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