Factsheet for measure
ES-2022-36/2799
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Updated
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Aid for urban and inter-urban transport to reduce fares
Ayudas al transporte urbano e interurbano (Orden Ministerial de Ayudas al Transporte, Real Decreto-ley 11/2022)
Background information
The current situation arising from the conflict in Ukraine makes it necessary to encourage the role of collective public transport to face the current scenario of high energy and fuel prices, which particularly affects the daily mobility of citizens, promoting the change to a safer, more reliable, comfortable, economical and sustainable means of transport than the private car.
A new Ministerial Order of 15 July 2022, issued by the Ministry of Transport (as set out in Royal Decree-Law 11/2022) sets out to promote public transport.
Content of measure
The Order, issued by the Ministry of Transport (as set out in Royal Decree-Law 11/2022), establishes a system of direct aid for the financial year 2022 to provide financial support to autonomous communities and local entities that provide urban or interurban public transport services. This aid covers a 30% reduction in the price (as a minimum) of season tickets and multi-journey tickets for land public transport under their jurisdiction. This aid covers the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2022. Round-trip tickets are excluded from this aid.
The essential criterion for the introduction of the measure has been that it should not involve any administrative burden for the citizen and that it should be introduced as quickly as the technical aspects of its implementation allow. The direct aid is articulated by means of a transfer from the General State Administration to the Autonomous Communities and local entities.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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27 December 2023
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Folowing Royal Decree-Law 8/2023, of 27th December 2023 (adopting measures to deal with the economic and social consequences of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and to alleviate the effects of the drought), the government has decided to subsidise the 30% transport rebate for a further 12 months for autonomous communities and local authorities that undertake to implement and complement, with at least 20%, the discounts in order to at least halve the price of land transport services.
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27 December 2022
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Royal Decree-Act 20/2022, (published on 27 December 2022) extends the validity of this measure until 31 December 2023 (Ministerial Order approved in July 2022 approved initial validity until 31 December 2022).
The measure is extended, but a new condition (requirement) is included: the State will subsidise 30% of urban and interurban public transport for all those autonomous communities or city councils that subsidise, in turn, 20% of the price.
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Use of measure
This aid is aimed at Autonomous Communities and local entities that regularly provide regular urban or interurban public transport services, that undertake to reduce the price of season tickets and multi-journey tickets by at least 30%, and that actually apply for this financial aid.
There is no estimated number of users.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Does not apply to businesses
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Applies to all citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Local / regional government
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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Informed
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Informed
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Social partners jointly
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Main level of involvement: Peak or cross-sectoral level
Involvement
Trade unions and employers' representatives have not been involved in the adoption of this Ministerial Order.
Views and reactions
Trade unions are positive about the measure to reduce public transport fares, although in some cases trade unions have called for the involvement of regional or local government to achieve greater discounts.
For example, in the case of the Community of Madrid, at the end of July, CCOO demanded from the regional government a 60% reduction in the price of public transport tickets in Madrid. An increase in the reduction of transport tickets was requested, in order to improve the 30% price reduction established in the Royal Decree Law 11/2022. Finally, in mid-August, the President of the Community of Madrid announced a 50% price reduction for all monthly transport passes from 1 September. Thus, a further 20% reduction in the price of monthly season tickets for passengers was approved, which would be added to the 30% reduction already approved.
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