Showing posts with label Transport research report. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Transport research report. Show all posts
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Oliver Hartwich: Transport report leaving taxpayers in a jam
Labels: Oliver Hartwich, Transport research reportThe New Zealand Herald this week revealed a government-commissioned research report – just as the opposition called for fewer external consultants.
The University of Auckland report for the Ministry of Transport seeks to identify public support for new methods of financing transport infrastructure. Fuel excise and road user charges will apparently no longer be viable ways to fund transport. The reason is that electric cars will replace petrol and diesel.
But while the Herald reported on the work as though it were an opinion poll, it really was something different.
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