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The Secretary of Transportation of the Municipal Executive Socialist Rafael Richart, said today at a press conference that "the planned unification of the rates of public transport is a new discrimination for residents of hamlets" and explains that "more than 65,000 residents districts has been affected with the implementation of the new prices, and that unification has occurred only in the districts where the ticket is set at 1.35 euros, an amount well above the usual in a city like ours ".

The Secretary of Transportation lists the residents of towns like El Palmar, Sangonera la Verde, Javalí Viejo, La Nora Beniscornia corner, among others, have seen increased its regular ticket round trip between 0.40 and 0.50 cents " .

Rafael Richart, "The big rise in the price these people that pays the maintenance of a euro banknote in the city and the small decrease of 5 and 10 cents to other neighboring districts."

Socialists believe that the City of Murcia should have negotiated a price on the ticket that could come close to all residents of the municipality.

So Rafael Richart asked "what is the difference between traveling around town or do it from Patiño or Bacons Bridge" and recalls that "we have a city that imbalances need constant mobility, particularly from neighbors who have fewer services and those we know where they are, in addition to having to travel are charged a higher price. "

Finally, the manager of Mobility of the Executive Council has noted that "the price reduction on public transport is important to encourage their use but warns that will do little if not increased frequency step, and if not extended night service until a few hours to allow residents mostly come back later districts of the city. "

Source: PSOE Murcia