HSL’s decision to increase fares is a disappointment
The HSL Executive Board has decided to increase fares by 3.1 per cent for the coming year. Although this increase is smaller than the previously planned 6.4 per cent, it still puts a strain on students’ already tight finances. AYY has advocated against raising ticket prices and has instead called for a reduction in student fares.
If the fare increase is annual, the price of a 30-day student ticket for the AB zone will rise by up to 5.6 per cent by 2028. In that case, student ticket prices would increase by more than 97 per cent compared with the 2015 level.
‘This decision is deeply disappointing, as one of the options was not to raise fares at all. The increase in student ticket prices is downright outrageous, given that students’ livelihoods are already under strain’, AYY Board Member Katariina Kokkonen comments with frustration.
AYY has demanded that the HSL’s increased costs be covered by municipalities, not by passengers.
Further information:
Katariina Kokkonen
AYY Board Member: Social Policy
katariina.kokkonen@ayy.fi
Tel. +358 40 045 6380
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