Bus fare cap - ongoing issue, merged posts

JayMac

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Re: Ministers urged to extend £2 bus fare cap after refusing to commit to move

« Reply #90 on: November 19, 2024, 22:28:32 »

That article says it is the 'full list' of Bus Service Improvement Plan spending. With its included map giving the impression large parts of the country are not getting any of the allocated money. With only a not very clear embedded link to the government's information on the BSIP.

Here is the full list of funding:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bus-service-improvement-plans-local-transport-authority-allocations/bus-service-improvement-plans-local-transport-authority-final-allocations-2025-to-2026

Edit: Not shooting the messenger. Just criticising the journalism.


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Re: Bus fare cap - ongoing issue, merged posts

« Reply #91 on: June 10, 2025, 20:48:34 »

According to The Mirror, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves will be announcing that the bus fare cap, currently at £3 for a single journey, will remain in place until March 2027.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/bus-users-protected-price-hikes-35368949


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grahame

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Re: Bus fare cap - ongoing issue, merged posts

« Reply #92 on: June 11, 2025, 16:19:38 »

Quote from: JayMac on June 10, 2025, 20:48:34

Update / confirmed and includes other announements - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyr170qm19o

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Transport, energy and environment

£15.6bn allocated between 2027 and 2031 for transport projects in English city regions outside London

Additional £11.5bn committed towards the cost of building the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk, which will also require private investment

£3 cap on single bus fares in England extended until March 2027

Rules used by Treasury officials to assess proposed infrastructure projects to be updated

Is that "Rules to be updated" a bit woolly but potentially a biggie?


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ChrisB

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Re: Bus fare cap - ongoing issue, merged posts

« Reply #93 on: June 11, 2025, 18:57:14 »

Relates to BCR^▸ figures not solely determining whether any project would get built....


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