Audit Exposes Hidden SRL Levy

Secret public transport tax: Inside the hidden $8b SRL levy that infuriated Ben Carroll and exposed Labor’s culture of secrecy

Three years ago, Daniel Andrews slipped Ben Carroll a note during a cabinet meeting. The new premier keeps it as a reminder of how not to govern.

Victoria Axes ‘Secret’ Public Transport Tax as Premier Apologises

A tax secretly slapped on Victorian public transport commuters will be scrapped, with the state premier offering an apology and denying involvement in its creation. A report by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office into Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop on Aug. 26 revealed a previously undisclosed levy was placed on all public transport fares in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. The charge was introduced as an annual one percent increa…

Senior ministers knew about secret tax, and said nothing

Premier Ben Carroll says he will reverse a levy to fund the Suburban Rail Loop, but can’t explain why Victorians were never told about it.

Audit Exposes Hidden SRL Levy

An Auditor-General’s report reveals a hidden public transport fare levy helping fund the SRL as Ben Carroll moves to cut billions from the project.

Victoria’s Secret Tax? Government Grilled Over Undisclosed 1% Transport Levy

Victoria’s Government faced tough questions in the Legislative Council over an alleged 1% tax on every public transport ticket, which[...]