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Transcript of the 10-year budget Transport video[Video: The video is computer-generated throughout. The Auckland Council logo (pōhutukawa flower over water) appears in the top right corner.Soft background music plays. A moving car wheel appears. The wheel that belongs to a yellow VW Beetle is shown and rows of other cars in traffic jams. The back row moves slowly from left to right, the front row from right to left. In the background, the Auckland skyline is visible, including the Sky Tower and Harbour Bridge. The words '$1-2 billion' are displayed.]Voice: Transport is one of our top concerns. In fact, it's estimated that traffic congestion costs the economy between one and two billion dollars in lost productivity each year.[Video: The words 'Our current budget looks after the existing network' are displayed. Two roads are shown, with traffic moving in opposite directions, on the right-hand side of the screen. The traffic quickly grinds to a halt. A dollar coin symbol then appears. The words 'Invest in public transport and active transport to meet our expected growth rates' are displayed. The words disappear again, and are replaced by new roads, cycle ways, and a train track. Traffic begins to flow easily again over these new routes]Voice: Our current budget looks after the existing network and committed projects, but we need much more investment, especially in public and active transport to meet our expected growth rates. Otherwise, our city will grind to a halt.[Video: The yellow VW Beetle seen at the beginning of the video pulls into a petrol station. A dollar coin symbol reading '10c' appears above a petrol pump, then moves to the left-hand side of the screen. An Auckland Transport bus drives past.]Voice: We want to get Auckland moving, so we are proposing to work with government to introduce a fuel tax of 10 cents per litre plus GST, allowing us to invest more in our transport network, to improve public transport, and decongest our roads.[Video: The 'AK Have Your Say' logo appears in front of a panorama of Auckland. The Auckland Council logo (pōhutukawa flower over water) and 'akhaveyoursay.nz' are displayed.]Voice: For more information, visit akhaveyoursay.nz.