Communities sign up to subsidize transport, even more than 50%

Head of Government Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday new assistance to encourage at least 50%, 30% discount on the price of season tickets and multi-trip tickets for public urban and intercity public transport in the first half of 2023. It is financed by the State, provided that regional and local governments complete the other 20%.

The state will allocate 380 million euros to cover the cost of the 30% reduction The Royal Decree, which will respond to the economic and social consequences of the war in Ukraine, also includes issues to be implemented in the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands, where in 2023 mass public land transport will be free for regular passengers.

According to information gathered by EFE Agency delegations in different regional governments, PSOE-administered communities such as Valenciana or Navarra will participate in the measure, others such as Castilla-La Mancha and La Rioja will protect them, although a few, such as Galicia and Aragon, are willing to participate, but examine the finesse of the royal decree. In addition to , PP communities have voiced their grievances about times and formats.

Madrid will reach 60%

In one of them, the head of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayusosuggested this Wednesday that the Community will “pay 20% of the transport card in January”.As it has done since September and by February the regional contribution will reach 30%, so travel tickets will cost 60% less than usual.

his Xunta Galicia I already decided last week to keep the 50% bonus. On regional buses implemented since September, all administrations had even decided to maintain the 50% discount, as long as the central government kept its share of the discount, and in Euskadi, although Moncloa did not extend its 30% subsidy. cost.

Moreover The purpose of the Government of Castilla-La Mancha is to continue to extend the reduction, like the Government of La Rioja. spokesperson Álex Dorado told EFE that the district administration will retain all bonuses on public transport, something he sees as “very good news” due to the “positive effect” of reducing inflation.

The two archipelagoes have also planned and agreed with the Government the continuation of the contributions to the Mallorca railway, Tenerife tram and intercity buses, and city and intercity buses into 2023 that have allowed free fertilizer to cardholders since September.

Now they will add to the regional subsidy Valencia Generalitat and Navarra Foral Government to reach 50% Discount on rates for all transit and multi-trip tickets for public transport in the first half of 2023.

In Catalonia, titles that currently have a 50% bonus will retain this discount – the monthly T-Usual and the quarterly T-Jove for under 25s – while the other 30% subsidized titles so far have not yet been decided by the state.

The Government of Asturias will review the text approved by the Council of Ministers to see the conditions, but recalled that the Principality as a whole has already subsidized the price of recurring trips in public transport by more than 50%.

Complaints about lack of dates and deals

The complaints came from the Andalucía Junta, which, among other governments, was cited by Marifrán Carazo, Minister of Development and Housing. new government aid package for public transport a ‘threat’ to autonomous communities “reading the small print” and “reviewing” the measure to comply with it and “replan” the budget and implement it.

Carazo asked the Sánchez Government to treat communities “like adults” and concluded that it was “not serious” to announce these measures without asking their opinion.

in AragonJosé Luis Soro, Minister of Regional Structure, Mobility and Housing from Chunta Aragonesista (CHA), conveyed to the Central Government his dissatisfaction with what he saw as the Ministry’s “blackmail” and criticized both substance and form. and “improvisation” with Pedro Sánchez’s Manager working together.

After reviewing the measures in the BOE in detail, the Junta de Castilla y León, Department of Transport agreed to apply with its own funds an additional 20% bonus to the price of transport cards and multi-trip tickets, although it had previously regretted it. became aware of this announcement through the media.

Announcing last August that the transport subsidy will continue the 30% reduction with its own resources until June 2023 to become a full route, the Murcian Administrator regretted the central government’s “unilateral action without consultation or agreement”. about precautions.

Cantabria’s president, Miguel Ángel Revilla, said the contribution to reducing the price of public transport passes was “not in Cantabria’s scenario”, but confirmed that the regional government would work “if any additional measures can be taken”. “.