The government announced one on Saturday 50% discount on all state transport passes from 1 September to 31 December this year. The Council of Ministers approved this reduction for state-managed transport, ie those offered by the public company Renfe. The case of Rodalies is the only one provided by Renfe but which is a “regional competence” of the Generalitat. Therefore, the Government must expressly accept before July 31 the application of this discount.
“In relation to the services that Renfe provides in Catalonia and which are of regional competence, the Generalitat de Catalunya must expressly accept the application of this discount before 31 July 2022 so that it can be effective ”, establishes the royal decree that approved on Saturday the Council of Ministers and that has been published in the Official Bulletin of the State (BOE).
With the approval of the Generalitat, the reduction could already be applied. Specifically, they have approved one 50% reduction of season tickets transport offered by the state for all multi-trip tickets. That is to say, those titles that allow to realize more than two trips. In this sense, they specify that round-trip tickets are excluded. Sanchez explained that, for example, the monthly bonus of Vicinities to Madrid, which costs 28.9 euros, will rise to 14.45. In the case of Catalonia, the monthly title would go from 25.55 euros to 12.77. I a Sevillafrom 34.70 to 17.35.
Autonomous transport
On the other hand, the Government approved a 30% reduction of all those titles that are managed by the communities and the city councils that will be supported by state resources. However, the autonomous communities and local entities will be able to complete the reduction up to 50% in the transport passes that depend on it. This will be the case in Catalonia, which will assume its share of the reduction in season tickets despite the fact that the vice-president of the Generalitat, Jordi Puigneró, has called the measure “populist”.