Increase in Fuel Prices: No Immediate Bus Fare Increase

What will happen to public transport with the new increase in fuel prices? The Minister of Transport, Osman Mahomed, assures that no increase in bus fares is planned. The government continues to subsidize the difference beyond the base fare of Rs 40, through a mechanism managed by the National Land Transport Authority and the Ministry of Finance, although the situation remains dependent on budgetary constraints. "The bus fare will remain the same unless the finance minister decides otherwise..."