Ayuso will maintain the 60% reduction in the Madrid transport pass until the end of the year
The Community of Madrid will maintain until the end of the year the reduction of the transport pass up to 60%. This was announced this Wednesday by Isabel Díaz Ayuso during the investiture debate in the Assembly, along with other measures that will mark her government action for the next four years. This action was one of the main demands of the users, with the next June 30 as the deadline.
Transport has been one of the aspects pointed out by the acting regional president during her speech. “I announce that we are going to extend this reduction of 60% in the price of monthly public transport passes and 50% of multi-trip tickets to 50% until the end of the year,” said Ayuso.. According to the calculations of the regional Executive, this measure will benefit a total of 7 million people from Madrid, with a monthly saving of 30 million euros at a general level. The single Metro ticket will also continue at a cost of 1.5 euros, regardless of the number of stations to be traveled.
The acting president of the Community of Madrid reiterated the idea of simplifying the map of the region into only two rates. As detailed during his speech, this measure is estimated to mean savings of up to 180 euros per year for residents of mountain towns such as El Atazar, Bustarviejo, Cercedilla or Colmenar de Oreja. Free public transport for people with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 65% will also be applied..
Clash with the Government for the reduction of the subscription
On September 1, 2022, the reduction with which the central Executive intended to alleviate the effects of the economic crisis began. Initially it was a 30% decrease subsidized by the State that was finally increased by 20% more by investing the money that the Community stopped paying for free rail.
Before the end of the year, the central government approved an extension of the 30% discount for public transport in autonomous communities for the first half of 2023, only for autonomous communities that commit to extending the discount to 50% of the price.
Given this, in the last regional Government Council of the year, the Executive of Isabel Díaz Ayuso agreed to maintain the 50% discount on the public transport subscription, which the central Executive has requested, in January and increase it to 60% since February.
On June 12, when asked if this measure would be extended, Ayuso indicated that he was waiting for the central government to make the decision.. “We will make a decision about the price of transport when the Government does, taking into account that this was a matter of two,” he summarized then.
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Isabel Díaz Ayuso has detailed throughout her speech numerous announcements in different matters. As this newspaper reported, the Community of Madrid will now have a new Digitization Department, with the aim of turning the region into an international benchmark for new technologies in southern Europe.. Along the line of tax cuts, the popular leader has also announced a 50% discount on gift and inheritance tax between uncles and nephews, in addition to an order to the 115 town halls governed by the PP to lower the capital gains tax municipal.