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    [Dutch] Gov’t considering temporary cut to public transport fares against high fuel prices

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    1. L-Malvo on

      People driving cars in the Netherlands mostly don’t drive for fun, but because public transport is lacking. This won’t help the majority of the commuters.

    2. Sassy_Pumpkin on

      Wish the government was considering increased permanent investment in public transport instead.

    3. abetscreticot79 on

      Feels like a band-aid for a much bigger issue. A small thing they could add is extra late-night trains/buses, so cheaper fares actually become usable for commuters.

    4. Vedagi_ on

      In Czechia (Prague) every local has a card (bought) which allowes us to travel without having to buy ticets etc.

      I dunno how its elsewhere but i assume same/similar.

      I’m saying this since the public transport is already used a lot and i dunno how big of an edfect thos would have here for example when lots of locals alr use it and cutting fares would probably do next to nothing here

    8. UncleObli on

      At least in my country this would be a band-aid and nothing more. Public transportation has been gutted for years, it’s not just about prices. 

      When I was a kid I could use public transportation to move to the nearest city with ease. I had a bus every half an hour and the commute was 30 minutes for 2.80€. Fifteen years later, I have a bus every hour, the commute is 45 minutes because they combined two bus routes to reduce costs and I now have to pay 4.30€ and the last bus to get home is at 7PM. It’s impossible not to have a car, by design.

    10. anarchisto on

      In other news, in Bucharest they are going to increase public transport fares (buses and metro) by 40-60%.

    12. LSP141 on

      Such decisive measures in a time of a looming energy crisis and unaffordability. When will the preliminary meeting for the consideration of potential price decreases happen? Surely a thrilling start for this political bulwark of a plan. Good thing public transport wasn’t soul crushingly expensive already, so just a temporary slight decrease will do. Raising their own incomes first thing they do when forming a new coalition and from then on it’s bandaid solutions.

    14. BigPP41 on

      Meamwhile here in germany: lets make another spritbreisbremse that will only give oil corpos more money

    16. Munckmb on

      Taxes on petrol at the pump are among the highest in Europe, often accounting for nearly **70%** of the total price. 

    17. de-BelastingDienst on

      Stuck meaning there is not trains going between two cities, which happens at times. And you cant ask the train driver to stop in the netherlands haha

    18. SuggestionMedical736 on

      The whole system was broken to begin with. The costs went up, so tickets get more expensive. People stop using it, so prices go up, and more people stop using it. You get the cycle.