Tim Dower: Can't imagine people are excited about more toll roads

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 23, 2023 · 2m

I can't imagine a lot of people are excited about the idea of more of New Zealand's roads being tolled.

You'll be aware the ACT Party sees this as the way to go if we want to get those big infrastructure projects we need so badly moving more quickly.

ACT would have road development and maintenance funded through a system of tolls.

Both domestic and foreign companies would be able to fund projects instead.

And as the money wouldn't be coming from fuel excise tax, that would be reduced.

So what you'd end up with is, first of all, a much more targeted way of paying for those big schemes, much…