10% rise in bus fares 29/8/11
Western Isles bus fares are to rise by 10% in four weeks. It follows a 5% increase last summer and a 15% hike in 2008.
Transportation councillors recommend the higher fares which would take in an extra
£21,000 for the council’s in-
Private operators which receive a subsidy from the authority would keep the additional fares in compensation for the cut in margins they face after successive hikes on fuel costs on top of other rising costs.