Roads and Petrol Taxes

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1) NZ roads are being improved and maintained fast enough

2) We should pay more petrol taxes to cover the cost of additonal roading projects

3) Taxes on petrol should be used to subsidise public transport

4) Taxes on petrol are the best way to pay for road projects and reward environmentally friendly cars

5) Companies should be required to use trains for transporting shipping containers more than 300 kms where a train line is available for a the majority of the journey (to ease road congestion and for environmental reasons)

6) The infrequency of public transport is a good reason not to use it

7) The cost of public transport is a good reason not to use it

8) The speed of public transport is a good reason not to use it

9) The routing of public transport is a good reason not to use it

10) Adequate public transport is provided in my area

11) Public transport should be owned by local councils

12) In Auckland, the council should build car parks on the north shore and connect a fast train to the city (rather than build a second bridge or tunnel)

13) In Auckland, local government should fund the extension of a railway line from Puhinui station to the Airport along Puhinui road

14) Motorway tolls should be introduced if it will speed up new motorway projects

15) Tolls on inner city driving should be introduced to decrease congestion

16) We should decrease petrol tax when the price of petrol increases

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