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WHILE bus fares in Londoi being reduced by massive si dies this weekend, incr* fares are being charged routes outside the Greater don Council area.
The GLC agreed last weel London Transport's propo; for a nine per cent increass bus fares in surroundi counties, but with a 50p off-p maximum fare. By comparis the GLC is subsidising ove reductions of 32 per cent in and London Country fares in own area.
GLC transport commiti chair Dave Wetzel h criticised the surroundi counties' refusal to follow road towards cheap public tra port, and said that passengen LT's out-of-London routes I pay over 200 per cent more tt for an equivalent journey side the GLC area.
"Fares of this magnitude c only cause hardship for a lot people and highlight the ne sense of trying to make a pn out of public transport, he sa London Country, whi operates mainly outside the G area, has just applied an crease of around 15 per ce following a ten per cent rise li February. Both Berkshire a Buckinghamshire have agred provide additional subsidies the company to help peg the increases.