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SELNEC may scrap half-fares

9th July 1971, Page 33
9th July 1971
Page 33
Page 33, 9th July 1971 — SELNEC may scrap half-fares
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• Children's fares plus other loss-making services which are maintained for social reasons cost SELNEC £l +m a year on present-day figures. This is believed to be the underlying decision behind the executive's decision to suggest that half-fare concessions for children should be scrapped in the near future as an economy measure. Officials say that fares ought to be fixed on either two-thirds or three-quarters of adult fares.

The proposal is being considered in a report now being studied by the five advisory committees set up by SELNEC Passenger Transport Authority early this year.

The Executive anticipates controversy -wer the proposal which it feels will be considered "socially undesirable". They estimate that all 67 authorities within the SELNEC framework would need to charge a rate of 1.25p in the pound to keep these services in operation to maintain the present children's half-fare concession.