Controversy
As the public transport fare regulator, the Council came under public scrutiny on various occasions when it approved fare hike proposals from public transport operators . It has also come under fire through some policies deemed as pro-operator rather than pro-consumer, such as its actions against fare cheats in 2005 . With public transport a key election topic, the Workers' Party called for the dissolution of the Council in its 2006 Manifesto in favour of a not-for-profit corporation in the leadup to the 2006 general elections.
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