General Article Half of local authorities withdrawing buses after budgets are slashed by 15%

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Half of local authorities in England and Wales have cut funding for buses in the current financial year, with over £9 million wiped off support for services.

New research carried out by Campaign for Better Transport shows that since 2010, local authority funding for bus services has been slashed by 15 per cent (£44 million) with more than 2,000 routes being reduced or withdrawn entirely.

Martin Abrams, Public Transport Campaigner, Campaign for Better Transport said:

‘Across the country, bus...

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