The price of school bus fares will rise if the Bay of Plenty Regional Council follows recommendations made yesterday by its public transport subcommittee.
The subcommittee recommended increasing the child/student fare for a Smartride concession trip on the BayHopper and SchoolHopper from $1.15 to $1.51.
One trip without the concession card would cost $1.90.
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Last month, the committee recommended a Smartride concession fare increase to $1.51 for BayHopper and only $1.21 for SchoolHopper, but it was found that would fall short of the budget by $213,000.