Labour's fare threat
11th September 1982, Page 9
11th September 1982
Page 9
Page 9, 11th September 1982
— Labour's fare threat
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British Rail, Politics
SOME COACH fares could rise after the election of a Labour Government, the party admitted last week when its transport policy produced jointly with the Trades Union Congress was published.
Shadow transport minister Albert Booth said that a future Labour Government will want coaching profits to be used to sustain rural and off-peak urban bus services, and thus keep down the level of tax and rates support.
He said that low cost fares are very damaging as they wreck networks and undermine established operators, and to that extent should be increased to a realistic level. But he added that fares would have to be competitive, and there was no question of National Express playing a subsidiary role to British Rail's Inter City business.