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Old 20th Jun 2009, 01:51
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.......... add higher pax movement charges and an 'infrastructure development' levy, an additional movement charge to cover upgrades necessary to cope with the winter conditions, a fuel transport levy to compensate Windsor and Baulkham Hills Councils for the extra potholes on the road, and comparable landing costs to YSSY ......oh and a levy for soundproofing up to 10,000 homes NW of Kellyville............plus a bit in the defence budget to convince the RAAF...

Govt's thinking seems a bit like City Councils who foolishly believed that toll roads are geat way to raise revenue, but then why bother with feasibility logic given that the motives are really more about a couple of thousand votes in State and Federal seats adjoining YSSY.

Here's hoping the Hon Minister sees fit to grasp a little more foresight and a little less political foreskin. - Maybe the mods can pull out the old thread and we can save some circular debate!

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