Labour leader Kier Starmer has announced the fare cap across England would rise by 50 per cent to £3
Andy Burnham WILL KEEP the £2 bus fare cap in Greater Manchester despite it rising to £3 in the rest of the country.
"That’s why I’m able to say to you this morning that in the Budget we will announce there will be a £3 cap on bus fares to the end of 2025 because I know how important it is." However, Mr Burnham has ruled out a rise in adult single bus fares for at least another 12 months. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, he said: "Greater Manchester is on course to complete the re-regulation of buses on time and on budget early in the New Year, becoming the first city-region outside London to put them fully back under public control after four decades of deregulation.
"Because of the decisions we have taken, and the progress we have made, GM is in a different position to other areas across England when it comes to bus funding and bus fares."Firstly, the per-kilometre cost of our new contracts are on average one third cheaper than tenders in the old deregulated system. Secondly, by taking control of the farebox, any profits from rising patronage can be kept and recycled for the benefit of GM residents rather than retained by private operators.
"This said, it is only by the middle of 2025 when we have completed Phase 1 of the Bee Network, and we know the level of government funding we have, that we will be in a position to judge the financial outlook for the new system.
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