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by sjy 2397 days ago
Total revenue from speed and red light cameras in NSW during the last financial year was $65 million: https://www.revenue.nsw.gov.au/help-centre/resources-library...

Total revenue for the NSW government in that year was $81 billion, with a budget surplus of $800 million: https://www.budget.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/budget-201...

Traffic cameras generate some revenue of course, but let’s be realistic – you could scrap them entirely and not even get 10% of the way towards a budget deficit.