Díaz Ayuso awaits the Government to decide on the reduction to 60% of the transport pass: "This was a matter of two"

The acting president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is waiting for the central government to make a decision on the 60% reduction in the transport pass. “Well, we will make a decision about the price of transport when the Government does it, taking into account that this was a matter of two,” the acting regional president responded succinctly when asked about this matter after participating in the inauguration of the new Rector of the Carlos III University of Madrid, Ángel Arias.

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% from February.

If this aid declines, the monthly pass for Zone A for people over 26 and under 65 would again cost 54.60 euros, for B1 63.70 euros, for B2 72 euros and for B3-C1/C2, 82 euro. The Youth Pass will once again be the flat rate of 20 euros prior to September 22.