Infrastructure Victoria today proposed $5 congestion tax for Melbourne's CBD to tackle the congestion on roads especially in CBD.
Under one proposed model it would cost $5 to drive into inner suburbs like Clifton Hill and South Yarra and through the city.
"We are already paying the price of congestion," chief executive Michel Masson told reporters.
"Twenty per cent of car trips in the morning are not related to work or education."
But this proposal was shot down just hours after the government's hand-picked experts said it was a top priority.
Premier Daniel Andrews has ruled out putting tolls on existing roads, despite the recommendation being one of Infrastructure Victoria's key planks for tackling congestion.
"We've had a very consistent policy about not tolling existing roads. That remains our policy, and that won't be changing," Mr Andrews told reporters on Tuesday.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said a congestion charge would discourage people from living in downtown Melbourne.
"I don't think that road user charge in terms of a congestion charge is a sensible idea," Mr Guy told reporters.
