The Public Transport Council has okayed a 4.3-per-cent hike in public transport fares, the calculation of which was derived based on a new fare formula.

While it remains to be seen just how much Singapore’s public transport operators will adjust their fares by, rising energy prices and increased spending on machinery and infrastructure means that there is an “expectation on the ground” that fares will indeed go up.

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said earlier this year that “cheap fares are popular; they are just not sustainable”.

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