The cost of a bus journey in the city will still be capped at £2, Mr Burnham has announced. Sir Keir announced in a speech in Birmingham on Monday the maximum bus fare will rise to £3 in England until the end of 2025, in a bid to ease pressure on the public finances.
The hike will be announced at Rachel Reeves’ Budget today as the government tries to plug a £22bn hole in the public finances. But Mr Burnham said yesterday that Manchester would “proceed with our plan to introduce a new simpler, flatter fare structure based around a £2 single fare” at the start of January. He added: “Because of the decisions we have taken, and the progress we have made, GM (Greater Manchester) is in a different position to other areas across England when it comes to bus funding and bus fares.”
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