Economy and Infrastructure Committee: reference

The question put

That this house: (1) notes that: (a) Victorian families are experiencing the worst cost-of-living crisis for many years; (b) Transurban are projected to achieve a profit of $2.842 billion in 2025; (c) CityLink has earned nearly $13 billion from tolls since opening in 2000, making it Transurban’s most profitable road globally; (d) in July 2025, CityLink’s daily pass increased to $22, three times what it was when the road opened, and increased to $49 a day for the average family ute; (e) in 2024, families chose to purchase family utes, such as the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and the Isuzu ute D-MAX, with these vehicles being in the top five vehicles sold in Australia and accounting for approximately 22 per cent of all newly purchased vehicles that year; (f) under Transurban’s concession deed with the government, tolls will increase annually by 4.25 per cent until 2029 and then in line with inflation; (g) in NSW, utes are categorised as class 2 motor vehicles, meaning they are charged the same amount as smaller passenger vehicles; (2) requires the Economy and Infrastructure Committee to inquire into, consider and report, by April 2026, on Transurban’s categorisation and tolling of priva