Plan for cheap travel card scheme for Bath is scrapped
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The scheme could have cost up to £4m per year
A scheme to introduce a cheap travel card for young people in the Bath area has been scrapped.
Bath and North East Somerset Council said in the present economic climate it would cost too much.
It was estimated that the cost of up to 5,000 young people using the scheme would have been between £710,000 and £4m per year.
The council needs to find £30m in savings and up to 300 people across the authority could be losing their jobs.
The scheme would have offered young people either half-fare or free transport on buses and local trains.
The council said: "Although a youth travel concession would be of benefit to young people and would assist the council in working towards sustainable travel targets, the subsidy that would be needed to provide a meaningful concession would increase the financial pressure on the council."
At present, bus services operated by First offer discounted fares of 70% on adult tickets for young people.