Transport Secretary Louise Haigh defended the decision to raise the bus fare cap to £3, stating that if action had not been taken, the £2 cap would have been lifted entirely. The government announced £1bn of funding for London-style buses nationwide, with an additional £151m allocated for funding the £3 cap outside of the capital until 2025. Haigh emphasized that the government’s intervention aimed to prevent excessive fare increases, particularly on rural routes, and stated that further evaluation would determine the future of the cap beyond 2025.
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