This really annoys me. Rail fares are to go up by an average of 12%, yet commutors who live in the western suburbs like myself get hit with an up to a 40% price increase while inner city types only get a 10% rise. Smart one Mr Reese!
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has recommended a 12 per cent average increase on fares over and above inflation by 2012.
With inflation running more than 4 per cent, the total average price of a ticket could jump almost 30 per cent over four years.
But for journeys between 35km and 175km - from Penrith or Blacktown to the city for example - the price of a weekly ticket will jump 25 per cent before inflation and probably around 40 per cent in total. Inner city residents by contrast will only be slugged 10 per cent, meaning a weekly ticket for someone commuting from Redfern will rise just $3 to $24 while someone from Blacktown will pay an extra $12, bringing the cost to $53.....
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