Victorian Labor pledges $30-a-week toll cap to outbid Coalition
Victorian Labor pledged a $30-a-week toll cap on three roads if re-elected in November, while the Coalition offers a competing $50-a-week cap.
Victorian Labor unveiled a toll cap pledge on Sunday worth $191 million that would limit weekly charges to $30 from January 1, 2027. The scheme covers CityLink, EastLink and the West Gate Tunnel for cars, motorbikes and light commercial vehicles.
Labor estimates a motorist driving the full EastLink route five days a week would save $2500 a year, while a ute driver on CityLink could claim $5000. A family with three vehicles could claim up to $15,000 across the year.
Roads Minister Paul Hamer said the measure was needed short-term but unsustainable long-term. The Coalition released a similar pledge in August, capping tolls at $50 a week from July 1, 2027, at a cost of $180 million and saving drivers up to $3000 per vehicle annually.
Both schemes require drivers to claim quarterly rebates through Service Victoria. Both parties would scrap the $16 mail-out fee for drivers without an e-Tag.
- $191 million
- Labor's pledge amount
- $30 per week from January 1, 2027
- Labor's weekly cap
- $2500 per year
- EastLink commuter annual saving
- Up to $15000 per year
- Family three-vehicle saving
Why it mattersToll relief is a pocket-book issue that swings voters before elections; both parties are competing hard for commuters' support.
AustraliaVictorian motorists face a genuine choice between two cost-cutting pledges that could save thousands a year depending on which government wins.
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