{"id":10977,"date":"2024-01-19T09:32:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=10977"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:32:45","slug":"london-transport-fares-frozen-to-ease-cost-of-living-pressures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/europe\/uk-news\/london-transport-fares-frozen-to-ease-cost-of-living-pressures\/2024\/01\/19\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"London transport fares frozen to ease cost-of-living pressures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\">LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Most public transport fares in London will remain the same this year, in a move aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures and boosting the retail and hospitality sectors, the city&#8217;s mayor said on Friday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">In London and across Britain, households have tightened their purse strings due to a cost-of-living crisis over the last two years that has pushed up the prices of everything from food to furniture.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">&#8220;The cost-of-living crisis continues to hit Londoners hard,&#8221; Mayor Sadiq Khan said, adding he was setting aside 123 million pounds ($156 million) to freeze transport fares until March 2025.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">&#8220;Not only will this put money back in people&#8217;s pockets, making transport more affordable for millions of Londoners, but (it) will encourage people back onto our public transport network.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">The freeze will affect all fares for buses, trams, the Tube underground trains and the Docklands Light Railway, as well as a majority of fares on the new Elizabeth line and Overground rail. Operator Transport for London had originally planned for a 4% rise in fares.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-4\">However, the British capital still has some of the most expensive public transport fares in Europe. A Greenpeace report last year ranked London the second-worst for public transport affordability among 30 European capitals, just head of Dublin.<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Most public transport fares in London will remain the same this year, in a move aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures and boosting the retail and hospitality sectors, the city&#8217;s mayor said on Friday. 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