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Transport Minister Miri Regev said today (Tuesday) that the government will not interfere with the operation of Shabbat lines by the local authorities.
Regev said these things in a statement she gave in which she presented a new reform regarding public transportation, attacked her predecessor in the position of Merav Michaeli and opened a front with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
"The ministry will continue to maintain the status quo regarding public transportation on Shabbat. There are other solutions for this, such as the municipalities' Shabbat lines. The ministry has not interfered with them until today, and will not start now," she said.
The reform presented by Regev includes fare reductions for residents of the periphery, young travelers and senior citizens.
The discounts have not yet been budgeted, and will not begin before the approval of the state budget.
According to her, the program promoted by Michaeli hurt the periphery.
According to Regev, the cost of the new program is NIS 740 million, but it covers most public transportation passengers, and it seems that the final cost will be higher.
In addition, Regev is demanding another NIS 1.25 billion to improve driver wages and add trips and routes and to operate a maritime shuttle.
Regev presents the reform today (photo: official website, Ministry of Transport)
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