Bus travel youth discount scheme to begin in September
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Carwyn Jones launching the scheme with Charlotte Wilson Davies (left) and Amelia Evans
All 16 to 18-year-olds in Wales will be able to save a third off the price of adult bus fares from 1 September, Welsh ministers have announced.
The Welsh Young Persons Discounted Travel Scheme applies to local journeys and longer distance TrawsCymru, external routes.
The project, costing £15m between now and April 2017, is part of a Labour-Liberal Democrat deal to pass the Welsh government's budget.
The first minister launched the scheme at an event in Corwen, Denbighshire.
Carwyn Jones encouraged all 110,000 16 to 18-year-olds in Wales to register their interest at Gov.wales/mytravelpass, external.
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