Daniel Newman: Auckland Councillor on half of $700 million collected from fuel tax spent on transport projects

The Government's under fire, for not making enough use of proceeds from the Auckland fuel tax. Latest figures show only about half of the $700 million collected from the tax has been spent on transport projects. Money has gone towards the Eastern Busway and road safety improvements. Manurewa-Papakura Ward Councillor Daniel Newman told Mike Hosking there has been no money for other projects planned before the 2017 election. He says many of the projects like the Mill Road Corridor have been cancelled, while other projects have been deferred indefinitely. A decision on whether to replace the fuel tax with congestion pricing will be made before the end of the year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.