Yeltzales and Socialists have agreed to maintain the 20% bonus on tariffs. Assuming the Spanish government maintains support for the 30% cut next year, the total bonus would reach the current 50%.
The CAV administrations maintain the 20% bonus in the rates of public transport. This has been agreed by the PNV and the PSE-EE, formations which have committed that their representatives will vote in favor or manage in the various Basque governments (at regional, provincial and local level) the necessary instruments to ensure the practical application of these rules to fit. the bonus with every carrier.
In the event that the Spanish government maintains in 2024 the support for the 30% discount on the cost of subscriptions to public transport services for all public services of Euskadi, the previous bonus will serve as a supplement to the said aid, so that the 50% total bonus of the above-mentioned titles and passes that encourage the intensive use of public passenger transport.
In a statement, the PNV and PSE-EE believe that it is necessary to “take effective measures to counter the impact on family economies of the war in Ukraine, the recent crisis in the Middle East, the increase in interest rates and the to mitigate rising interest rates. in food prices”. The commitments regarding public transport are in this sense “a strategic issue” for the two parties signing this agreement.
“We want to continue to focus on sustainable mobility and public passenger transport, based on the relevance that transport policy has in tackling climate change and also taking into account social, efficiency and sustainability criteria of our public transport system.”
Source: EITB
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