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ncreased aid
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600sts buses OCAL authorities are to be iven increased powers to plan rid run local bus services in idition to receiving more nancial aid.
Proposals included in the overnment's Transport rhite Paper published this eek say that money saved by Ming back in road building ill be pumped into the bus Tvices.
Firmer and longer-term veement on financial supprt proposed in the Paper, is !en as an aid to help local ithorities shoulder more of Le responsibility of planning cal transport.
Authorities will also be lowed to spend an extra £25 illion on special low concesonary fares for pensioners -id the disabled.
etter value
A call for greater emphasis ) be put on ensuring that bus ?rvices give better value for loney, and that means, regutr discussions taking place etween Westminster, perators, local authorities rid unions to help formulate iture transport policy.
In rural areas, the Governlent proposes to simplify censing procedures and !gislation, in an attempt to romote further public tranaort experiments and deve)pments, such as car sharing nd community minibus ,..h ernes.
The bus grant for new vehiles is to remain at current !vels until 1981. From then on will be phased out, coming to n end in 1985.
The Government is also to xtend the fuel rebate scheme )r bus operators of stage arriage services with minirum fares of 21p, instead of le present level of 11p.
Closer working arrangerents between passenger transport executives and subsidiaries of' the National Bus Company operating in the same areas is proposed in the document, although in some cases, this may involve the transfer of services by agreement. But the Government continues to refrain from lightening the burden of fuel tax on the private coach operator and express carriages.
It also says there will be no revenue support for express coach services.