Each train and bus ride will cost adults who pay by card 10 cents more from Dec 28, as public transport fares climb by 6 per cent. Concessionary fares for seniors, students, people with disabilities and low-wage workers who pay by card will rise by four cents per journey,...
The Public Transport Council said the Government will provide an extra $250 million in subsidies to cover this deferred increase.Each train and bus ride will cost adults who pay by card 10 cents more from Dec 28, as public transport fares climb by 6 per cent.
Fares rose by 2.9 per cent in 2022 and 2.2 per cent in 2021. In 2020, there was a freeze on fares to help the public cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The council’s chairwoman Janet Ang said the increase for 2024 was deemed to be manageable for passengers, adding: “PTC’s mission must be to balance affordability, and reduce the gap between fares and costs.”
There will be no change to fares paid in cash on buses. Less than 1 per cent of public transport rides are paid for in cash. This is higher than the vouchers worth $50 each given out in the previous round to households with a monthly income of up to $1,600 per person. PTC said households in the 21st to 40th percentile – the average public transport user – spent an average of 1.7 per cent of their monthly income on public transport in 2023, compared with 1.8 per cent in 2021.
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