Bus cuts in the west country
Drastic changes are being made to bus services in the region after a cut in the subsidy from the Government.
Drastic changes are being made to bus services in the region after a cut in the subsidy from the Government.
The Council is now facing having to make further savings of £196million by 2019. We are also facing increasing pressure on the concessionary fares budget which we are legally required to support. While we are doing our best to protect essential frontline services, it is impossible to make this level of savings without affecting some services.
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