UK authority subsidizes bus fares, keeping £2 cap until March 2025, to boost public transport use.

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has agreed to subsidize bus fares, maintaining a £2 cap until March 2025, despite the UK government's plan to increase the cap to £3. The £1 million subsidy will come from unused bus improvement funds. While some board members welcomed the decision to keep fares low, others argued the money could better improve bus services. Mayor Dr. Nik Johnson supports the move, saying it will encourage public transport use.

December 13, 2024
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