Auckland Transport disputes mayoral candidate Vic Crone's claim the council will make $440 million "profit" from parking charges in the next 10 years.
In a blog post yesterday, Crone said she felt "uncomfortable" with the level of profit the council made from parking fees.
"The reality is, that over the ten year plan council seeks to earn $800m in revenue from parking services across the city," she said.
"It only costs about $360m to operate these parking services, leaving it with a tidy surplus of around $440m over 10 years.
"Part of that is then moved into a general council fund. What you've got is a council that refuses to fix its wasteful spending behaviour, instead finding other ways to feed the habit."