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The TTC Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve a 10-cent fare increase effective April 1.

Only adult cash fares will remain unchanged at $3.25.

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TTC Board Chair Councillor Jaye Robinson said she supported the staff recommendation reluctantly, but added at least the 2019 operating budget includes no cuts to services.

“I’m very disappointed to see this outcome,” Robinson said. “Nobody wants to see a fare increase.”

Toronto Councillor Joe Cressy posted on social media that raising TTC fares while keeping property taxes low is not the right way to balance the budget because fare increases reduce ridership.

Staff told the commission that about 700,000 rides will be lost due to the fare hike, but the additional revenue will offset that cost.

TTCriders board member Mike Sullivan told the committee that poor people in the city will be poorer as a result of the commission’s decision, estimating a low-income couple would spend an additional $100 a year getting to work.