Good news everyone!
After the 2020 Fare Review Exercise, the Public Transport Council (PTC) has announced that there will be
no change to public transport fares from end 2020 to the next Fare Review Exercise.
This decision was made to help commuters cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on the 2020 Fare Review Exercise, the maximum allowable fare adjustment quantum
should have been
4.4 per cent.
Source: Friday | Giphy
Yep.
It seems like it could’ve been a pretty substantial increase until you realise that bus and train fares
increased by 7 per cent in 2019.
That was the highest percentage jump in fare prices since 1998.
TL;DR: How Does the 2020 Fare Review Exercise Affect Me?
At a glance, this is how the 2020 Fare Review Exercise will affect everyone:
Fare Review 2020 |
Changes to Bus and Train Fares |
Senior Citizens |
No change to senior citizen concessionary fares
(discounts of up to 55% off adult fares) |
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