High Peak Liberal DemocratsCommenting on the announcement that the Coalition Government will not go ahead with a planned 2% rise in the amount train operators can put up fares by, Co-chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party Committee for Transport, Julian Huppert said:
"This is good news for train passengers. The Liberal Democrats are determined to stand up for passengers and I am glad the Coalition has done the right thing and protected them from the planned increase.
"Liberal Democrats want to see rail fares come down after years of Labour pushing them up above inflation, but as the Coalition deals with the mess we inherited from Labour it has not been possible to go as far as we would like.
"Liberal Democrats have cut taxes for working people and scrapping the fare hike is another sign of how we are determined to do as much as possible to give people practical help in difficult times."
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