New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has pledged his government will cap commuters' Opal card public transport costs at $40 a week instead of $50. 9News
Premier Dominic Perrottet has pledged his government will cap commuters' Opal card public transport costs at $40 a week instead of $50.
Under the plan, the weekly adult Opal card cap will be cut from $50 to $40, while the cap for concession holders will be cut from $25 to $20.The NSW government has pledged to slash commuters' Opal card cap if re-elected on Saturday.Perrottet said the reform would most benefit residents in Sydney's outer suburbs.
"Commuters will be able to travel across the entire transport network – on our ferries, trains, metro, buses and light rail services – as many times as they like without paying more than $40 a week, while students and concession holders will only pay $20 a week.
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