Land transport policies need more scrutiny
Opinion: Transport Minister Phil Twyford is defending his fuel cost increases by saying National, if re-elected, was planning more of the same.
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The proposed steep increases in the cost of motoring and land transportation generally show the government is prepared for a fight to achieve its agenda.
Higher taxes on petrol and diesel – now branded as the despised “fossil fuel” that is blamed for all bad weather – are more likely to make a
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Land transport policies need more scrutiny
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