BUDGET DIFFERENCES * Australia - Passengers miss the bus again
The devil is in the detail - especially in a NSW budget
Sydney,New South Wales,Australia -The Sydney Morning Herald, by Linton Besser -June 4, 2008: -- The State Government has trumpeted record spending on public transport, including funding for 150 new articulated buses to soak up growing demand on the State Transit network... And yet a close look at the budget papers reveals there is insufficient funding for even one new government bus in the coming financial year... A week ago, the Premier, Morris Iemma, described the $112 million spending on 150 new buses as "sensible planning" to "meet the inevitable growth that will come as Sydney grows and petrol prices rise"... But just $100,000 has been allocated for 2008-09 for "new buses for passenger growth for State Transit Authority"... An articulated bus costs more than $600,000 on the road... The program for new buses is a four-year spending program of $111.7 million, and it is unclear how much will be specifically allocated year on year...
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