The Government has outlined its new transport master plan, which proposes $50 hike to car rego fees, and major cuts for public transport and cycling.
As well as increasing registration fees, the Government also planned to increase the petrol tax and road user charges from 2027 – starting with a 12 cent per litre increase.
But Transport Minister Simeon Brown has warned those tax hikes alone would not be enough to fund his transport plan, and asked NZTA (Waka Kotahi) to investigate “different ways of funding”.
In the future, more toll roads, congestion charging schemes, value capture taxes and public private partnerships could be used to fund infrastructure, he said.
