20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Phone 09 355 3553
Website www.AT.govt.nz
12 September 2018
John
[FYI request #8555 email]
Dear John
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
CAS-847760-J4F5H2
Thank you for contacting Auckland Transport on 25 August 2018 requesting the amount
of revenue/funding for Auckland Transport that is paid by taxpayers during 2017 and how much of
this taxpayer funding is used in relation to subsidising public transport fares.
A summary of the amount of taxpayer revenue received by Auckland Transport in 2017 and
taxpayer funding used to subsidise public transport fares is provided below:
Year End
Funding Sources
June 2017
Comments
$000
Auckland Council
260,167
operating funding
Auckland Transport is funded by its parent, Auckland
Council, in order to deliver the agreed annual operational
Auckland Council
and capital programmes.
539,147
capital funding
NZ Transport Agency
247,408
operating funding
Auckland Transport receives government grants from the
NZ Transport Agency's National Land Transport Fund.
NZ Transport Agency
175,584
capital funding
Year End
Public Transport
June 2017
Comments
Fare Subsidy
$000
Revenue used to
subsidise public
This excludes costs associated with travel demand
265,234
transport including rail,
management, PT internal support costs etc.
bus and ferry services
We are unable to provide year end June 2018 information before 28 September 2018 when Auckland
Council announce Group results to the New Zealand Stock Exchange.
If you have any further queries, please contact Auckland Transport on (09) 355 3553 during business
hours, quoting Local Government Official Information request number CAS-847760-J4F5H2.
Yours sincerely
Mark Laing
Executive General Manager Finance