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Ministers delay planned increase in public transportation pricing
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A planned increase in public transportation prices will not take place this week, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Transportation Minister Miri Regev decide.
In a statement, Smotrich’s office says that in light of recent increases and the current military conflict with Iran, “the expected price increase this coming Wednesday will not occur, so that there will be no further increase in public transportation prices in 2025.”
At the same time, Smotrich and Regev’s ministries are currently “working to improve the quality and reliability of public transportation in a way that will lead to increased use of public transportation and reduced congestion on the roads,” the statement adds.
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