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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

Public transport to be cheaper as NSW treasurer says ‘discipline’ key to electoral success

NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey sits at his desk in his Parliament House office
NSW treasurer Daniel Mookhey will deliver his fourth Labor budget on Tuesday. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Commuters will save on public transport fares after the New South Wales budget, as the Minns government attempts to walk the fine line between offering cost-of-living relief while not fuelling inflation.

Tuesday’s budget, to be handed down by the treasurer, Daniel Mookhey, will lower daily and weekly caps that apply when people use Opal or credit cards to catch a train, tram, bus or ferry.

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