Aug 31, 2026 – 5.53pmLeading economists say Victoria needs a charter of budget honesty to ensure governments cannot repeat Labor’s secret introduction of a public transport levy and are legally required to inform the public when they impose new taxes.A report by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office last week disclosed the existence of the 1 per cent levy on top of annual inflation increases that was conceived to help pay for the Suburban Rail Loop and surreptitiously introduced by former premier Jacinta Allan on January 1 last year.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Vic Labor’s secret tax exposes fiscal transparency void
The opposition and leading economists say a charter of budget honesty is needed after the Victorian government introduced a new tax without telling the public.
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