Free public transport trial across Australia for 12 months would cost $2.2bn, Greens say
by Henry Belot from on (#6AGWV)
Parliamentary Budget Office has costed Greens' proposal and MP says it is one-seventh the projected $17.1bn cost of stage-three tax cuts
Giving all Australians access to free public transport for one year would cost the federal budget $2.2bn, according to an independent costing of the Greens' proposal.
The Greens' transport spokeswoman, Elizabeth Watson-Brown, said a 12-month trial of free fares would provide cost-of-living relief while significantly reducing carbon emissions.
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