María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance and Public Function, this Tuesday 2023 Subscriptions to Renfe de Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia will remain free.
This was expressed by the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, at a press conference after the Cabinet of Ministers she gave. green light for the project General budgets of the state (PGE) for next year.
Montero, in addition to expanding the measure, It will make monitoring its impact and benefits a structural policy. on sustainability and reducing pollutant emissions to promote the use of public transport at the expense of the car.
Special, most PGE It will include an item of 700 million euros for the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban AgendaMost of this measure, which would mean an increase of 41.2% compared to last year, is devoted to this measure, which will concentrate around 700m euros.
Montero only mentioned the tip currently being applied to Cercanías (Rodalies in Catalonia) and Media Distancia of Renfe, a public company under the Ministry of Transport to which these funds will be transferred. Regarding the 30% discount on city transportation cards, he stated that possible extensions will be studied later..
Referring to this announcement, Transport Minister Raquel Sánchez said on Twitter, “PGE 2023 will contribute to continuing to promote public transport to reduce emissions and energy dependence and lighten families’ economy.”
In the first month of operation alone, in September, with 1.5 million free coupons issued, journeys on Media Distancia trains increased by 40% compared to the same month last year and by 24% on Cercanías trains.
With these data, the savings for the environment calculated by the Government are 118 million liters of gasoline and up to 360,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere compared to making all these trips by car.
Young hire bonus
The minister also suggested this Tuesday Junior lease bond to be consolidated in 2023 with a budget allocation of 200 million.
Montero added: Accessible rental program of 260 million euros.
In total, Moncloa detailed, they will take action 3.472 million resources in the housing rose 5.4 percent.
The youth rental bonus is a grant of 250 euros per month for two years to persons aged 18 to 35 years, earning less than three times the salary of Iprem and renting a house for 600 euros or less per month (expandable in any community). up to 900 euros) or a room up to 300 euros (expandable to 450 euros).