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Why Manchester’s bus fare isn’t changing
National World - LocalTV
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06/11/2024
With the budget announcement, the news came that bus fares would now be capped at £3 instead of the £2 that it has been previously, fortunately for Manchester’s commuters, Andy Burnham has their back.
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Bus fares across the country are going up, but Manchester is standing firm.
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I'm Theo Huston-Betts and today we're going to be talking about something that should
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make the people of this part of the country pretty proud to be Manchester.
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Last week's budget has been met with mixed reactions.
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Labour stuck to their promise of not raising taxes for individuals and have committed a
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lot of money to some areas of the country that are desperate for investment.
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But policies like the increase of bus fares from £2 to £3 has drawn a lot of criticism.
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Fortunately for those living here, the cost will be frozen at £2.
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Now much has been made of the success of the BU network in and around the city, with
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the cheap buses allowing for much easier and more accessible travel between the city centre
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and other parts of the region, which has boosted the local economies of many places around
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here.
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And Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, refused to allow the price to change, certainly
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for the whole of 2025.
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Phase 1 of the BU network is set to be completed midway through that year, and the level of
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government funding for the next phase will be revealed then, which may prompt a later
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rise towards the £3 cap.
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But for now, Mounts can rest easy with cheaper bus fares than many areas across the country.
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