Omnibus operators in Tamil Nadu are charging double for Diwali travel, despite government warnings. Fares on major routes from Chennai have dramatically increased, impacting festive journeys. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/tamil-nadu-diwali-bus-fare-hike-ldqqoiin?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TamilNaduTravel #DeepavaliRush #BusFares #TransportAlert #India
£1 Bus Fare - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

Once again, this Labour government punishes the poor. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Rachel Reeves’s Halloween budget: taxes and even bus fares up.

https://archive.is/1SzXD

#Budget #BusFares

BBC News - Bus £2 fare cap extended
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182

Why is this #subsidy of #busfares limited to the Bus sector and not extended to #lightrail ? Is it because the bus sector is predominantly run by the #privatesector while light rail in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Blackpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, and Glasgow subway are run by the local government? Why is no one questioning this market distortion and unfair subsidy of the private sector? #ToryCorruption
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Bus £2 fare cap extended to end of October

The decision is the second time the government has extended the cap for bus operators in England.

BBC News

Since 1 Jan 2023 in the UK many single bus fares outside of London have been capped at £2 for a single fare - making 2 singles cheaper than a single return in a lot of cases.

This was due to end on 30 June but the cap has now been extended until 31 October 2023.

From November the cap will be increased to £2.50 where it will remain for 12 months before being reviewed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65616182

#bus #busFares #costOfLiving

Bus £2 fare cap extended to end of October

The decision is the second time the government has extended the cap for bus operators in England.

BBC News

RT @greenmattbfd: 🚍 A £2 cap on #busfares is a great start but we need to go further

💺 The cap needs to be permanent and lower

🚏 And cheap fares are useless if services are cut!

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/dec/19/2-cap-for-many-bus-fares-in-england-expected-to-save-2m-car-journeys

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/catherinerowett/status/1604771671881269248

£2 cap for many bus fares in England expected to save 2m car journeys

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