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'Increasing bus fares cap avoided major price hikes but new approach needed'

Deniz Huseyin
28 November 2024
Government intervention means bus fares can no longer rise above inflation, she pointed out, Haigh told the Transport Committee
Government intervention means bus fares can no longer rise above inflation, she pointed out, Haigh told the Transport Committee
 

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has defended the Government’s decision to increase the bus fare cap for single journeys from £2 to £3 next year. Speaking at the first session with the newly appointed House of Commons Transport Committee, she said the spending plans inherited from the previous Government would have ended the bus fare cap completely. “We were pleased to be able to negotiate with the Treasury to step in and avoid that cliff edge, which would have seen...

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