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Callum Godde

Off the rails: premier deflects as secret tax scrapped

A secret levy slapped on commuters to fund a rail project has been scrapped by a state premier. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A secret tax on public transport users will be scrapped but an apologetic premier has refused to divulge when he learned about it.

A report by the Victorian Auditor-General's Office into Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop on Wednesday revealed a previously undisclosed levy was placed on all public transport fares in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

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