Removing the carbon tax gave the government $30 million to play with. It said 80 per cent of Queenslanders who responded to its call for consultation on how best to use the money in regards to public transport wanted a fare cut over increased services. Fares across the network have dropped by 5 per cent from November 3. "But as they say in that old ad, that's not all, there's more," Mr Newman said. "I am also pleased to say that the previously announced 2.5 per cent fare increase in January 2015 will not be occurring."

Beyond that, a 2.5 per cent increase has been budgeted for Labor had scheduled 15 per cent annual fare hikes when it was in power, which the LNP halved upon coming to government. The 2.5 per cent scheduled increase from 2016 takes into account the most recent 5 per cent cut. The cut gives the government a "cost of living" win, something it has campaigned hard on but has not been translated in public "This all starts to add up. I don't agree with the Opposition that it is not significant," he said. "It is significant and on top of other cost of living savings, this government has provided and on top of savings that we are going to deliver, if we are re-elected, this government is making a real dent in cost of living pressures on Queensland

But while the government is spruiking the savings using a per year measure, the Opposition has looked at it per week. "I think that it is really a matter of people looking beyond the spin on this," opposition transport spokeswoman Jackie Trad said. "It is a 5 per cent reduction, but let's look at what that means for most people. If you are living at Enoggera or Chelmer, that is less than $2 a week "Those people who live in the 4 zone Carseldine, Wynnum, Sunnybank, it is $2.50 a week. That is less than a cup of coffee." Ms Trad said fewer people were using public transport in South East Queensland since teh LNP came to power in 2012.

"The last report that was presented to parliament showed there was 1.5 million fewer trips being taken on our public transport system ... and that is a lot of foregone revenue, that is a lot of people walking, voting, with But Ms Trad did not commit Labor to honouring the freeze next year, if the Opposition wins government. "Labor will look at the public transport system as a whole," she said. "If this does nothing to attract people back to the public transport system, then what it means is that everyone is paying for a public transport system that people are not using and that is not good. "So we need to look at the public transport system as a whole and Labor will be releasing its policies in the coming months in the lead up to the next election."