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What advice, if any, did the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission give the Government in 2025 on whether an increase in fuel excise duty is required to fund the Roads of National Significance programme?

Answered Question 31870 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • What advice, if any, did the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission give the Government in 2025 on whether an increase in fuel excise duty is required to fund the Roads of National Significance programme?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister for Infrastructure

Answer

The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission did not provide me with advice on the relationship between fuel excise duty revenue and the Government’s ability to meet its Roads of National Significance programme.