The Government is reassuring Auckland motorists they will soon reap the benefits without a regional fuel tax.
Mayor Wayne Brown says the end of the fuel tax on June 30th will leave a shortfall in transport funding of $1.2 billion over the next four years.
But Transport Minister Simeon Brown is intent on making that back through other projects they've agreed to help fund like congestion charging.
He says it's about ensuring a benefit from what they're paying for.
"There's a lot of other things there, which I think are of low priority to me and the mayor- such as speed bumps, reducing speed limits, cycleways, more bus lanes. Those are what he has been against, what I have been campaigning against, they won't receive funding."
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