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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Politics
Jasper Lindell

Parton's promises: 50-cent fares, graffiti blitz and a budget with 'discipline'

Passengers would pay only 50 cents to catch a bus or light rail in the capital if the Liberals win the next election and an anti-graffiti crew would patrol the city centre's streets every morning to quickly remove new tags.

Opposition Leader Mark Parton made the promises in his budget reply speech, declaring the central failure of the government's budget was it asked Canberrans to pay more while delivering less and the Liberals would need more than four years in government to get the territory out of the mess.

Mr Parton said the Liberals would introduce a legislated charter of budget responsibility for the ACT to guarantee fiscal discipline, intergenerational equity, and transparency.

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