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Article: Higher fuel costs force bus companies to drop services; Welsh Assembly Government's 'tax on passengers' also blamed.(Features)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- July 16, 2008
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Byline: Rhodri Clark
BUS operators will cut services across South Wales because of rising fuel costs and an extra "tax on passengers" imposed by the Welsh Assembly Government.
In August alone, more than 10 services have been officially listed for withdrawal, including the X55 between Swansea and Aberdare.
Councils are facing cost increases of up to 68% to maintain bus services, as operators abandon contracts and new ones have to be agreed with other companies.
The cuts in passenger services come as the Assembly Government has announced ...