“The train will now be able to continue investing in maintenance,” argues including the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. For its part, Le Pen demand “immediate termination” of rising prices. “
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The Government defends the increase in rates of SNCF. After the Secretary of State for Transport, it was the turn of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy to justify these increases, citing the need to improve the quality of service to travelers.
“This 2.6% increase is needed to improve the quality of service offered to travelers, as in 2014, only the VAT hike had been passed on ticket prices, “said he in a statement while the increase has angered the Avuç (Association of users of passenger railways). “These are the everyday travelers, those who use the train to work who bear the brunt of this increase,” stressed the Association Friday with the announcement of the increase.
“Further investments in maintenance”
“The train will now be able to continue investing in maintenance, priority, and its investments in the equipment, information and customer relationship systems, “explains his side the Ministry of Energy. The government insists that this increase, which will come into force on December 31, will not apply on all fares, “but only on the full price.”
” The call price (Prem’s) and the discount cards including therefore remain unchanged. SNCF will be able to offer more discounts to more modest travelers, in return for limited financial effort required of the most affluent (more than one million additional discounted tickets will be published in 2015), “explains the ministry said.
“Immediate cancellation”
“Once again, the SNCF has announced a sharp rise its rates by 2.6% on average on 1 January, well above inflation, “lamented his side Marine Le Pen in a statement entitled” SNCF: the heavy tariff increase hides a drop of public service. “
According to the president of the National Front,” this increase is just when the train leaves more clearly its public service mission to prepare for opening to competition of rail transport in 2019 at the behest of the European Union. ”
It “and demand the freezing of European directives liberalization of the rail and the immediate cancellation of the price increase of 1 January, justified even less than in the first half of 2014, SNCF made a profit of 224 million euros. ” The purchasing power of the French must be an imperative, “further stated the president of the FN.
For the record, SNCF rates traditionally recorded an increase on 1 January. In 2014, however, only the VAT increase, from 7% to 10%, was reflected in the price of the tickets.
Source AFP
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