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state political reporter Richard Willingham

Government and opposition butt heads over $2 fare cap after new Department of Transport costing

Opposition Leader Matthew Guy's signature policy to cap public transport fares at just $2 a day would cost $900 million more than the Coalition has promised, according to a Victorian Department of Transport costing.

But Labor and the public service have come under fire for undertaking a policy costing of an opposition policy proposal, with Coalition MPs arguing it is outside the remit of public servants.

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