NSW premier casts doubt on key Metro West line in Sydney, saying he won’t let it ‘destroy the budget’
by Elias Visontay and Catie McLeod from World news | The Guardian on (#6D9DM)
Chris Minns stands firm in refusing to commit to rail project as Labor claims costs will blow out by $17bn
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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has continued to cast doubt over the future of a key metro line connecting Sydney's western suburbs with the east, as he insists he won't let the project's ballooning bill destroy the budget".
On Wednesday morning, Minns stood firm in his resistance to committing to the Metro West project as he awaits the findings of a review into the line which he claims has seen costs overrun by $17bn to a total of $25bn.
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