Public transport fee relief and car rego cut by $100 in NSW budget targeting cost-of-living pressures

NSW will lower the threshold for a weekly road toll cap from $60 to $50 for 12 months and reduce registration by $100. Photograph: Steve Christo/Corbis/Getty Images

Public transport fares will be frozen for one year and vehicle registration cut by $100 under New South Wales budget measures designed to provide cost-of-living relief ahead of the upcoming election.

In Tuesday’s budget, the last before the March 2027 state poll, the Minns government has made a direct appeal to working families in seats threatened by One Nation and the Coalition, especially in Sydney’s west.