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TT-Line accused of hiking Spirit of Tasmania fares in wake of $6 million federal subsidy to equalisation scheme
Some visitors to Tasmania believe the cost of travelling to the state aboard Spirit of Tasmania has increased, despite ferry operator TT-Line receiving a $6 million federal government subsidy intended to make the trip cheaper.
Key points:
- Spirit of Tasmania passengers are questioning fare prices in the wake of a Government subsidy intended to wipe the cost of bringing a car across Bass Strait
- Federal MP Andrew Wilkie has asked the Prime Minister and Deputy PM to investigate
- TT-Line says its fare prices are subject to demand and availability
Passenger vehicles are subsidised on the Spirit of Tasmania under an equalisation scheme designed to make the cost of taking a car across Bass Strait similar to driving the same distance on the national…
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