ACCC’s push for congestion charging is sound (members)

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By Leith van Onselen

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) head, Rod Sims, has today called on Australia’s governments to unlock productivity in our road networks and implement “congestion charges” during peak traffic periods. From The SMH:

The prices paid by road users do not reflect the economic cost of using roads, nor is there a link between the prices charged to road users and the revenues received by road providers…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.