Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Control Committee Dmitry Gusev is convinced that we need to return to the issue of introducing free travel on public transport for children under 18 in Moscow. For these purposes, 3.5 billion rubles need to be allocated, which is only 0.5% of the city’s transport budget, stated He is at the NSN press centre.
The MP reminded that students up to the fourth grade in the capital now have the right to travel free of charge. He called for this support to be extended to all young children.
“We had experience when all school children used public transport for free,” Gusev added. -What happened? Participation in city clubs and branches increased, and parents began to enroll their children in branches away from home.”
The deputy is convinced that free travel in public transport for schoolchildren is not only in Moscow, this measure is necessary for the whole country.
Let us also remind that the State Duma has called for the introduction of free travel for students. However, this initiative was later criticizedHe noted that they currently have a 50-60 percent discount on travel.
Formerly in the State Duma passed a law About free travel for school and children’s buses on toll roads.