2024-09-13 00:34:23
The Transport Regulatory Authority (ART) approved on Thursday the increases in rail fares for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 for the SNCF Réseau, contested by the eight regions of France.
ART “made a satisfactory decision with the reservations on the railway bills 2024-2026 proposed by SNCF Réseau, after their cancellation by the Council of State” in March for irregularities in the budgeting process, The regulator announced in a press release.
The Council of State has given until October 1 to SNCF Réseau, in search of resources to ensure its financial balance, to review its creation.
Increase in fees of 8% on average for TER
Eight of the twelve regions, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Centre-Val de Loire, Hauts-de-France, Île-de-France, Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Grand-Est, are oppose the improvements required for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 by the rail network manager to operate the TERs they finance, in addition to tickets and subscriptions paid by users.
The figure “recommends all the new price offers but calls on SNCF Réseau to continue the price improvement,” explained the regulator in its press release. SNCF Réseau has promised to “modify its consultation process to meet the transparency requirements presented by the Council of State” in March.
The increase in revenues reaches 8% on average for 2024 for TER, according to SNCF Réseau, after years of improvements below inflation.
A department that manages and maintains the expensive SNCF railway network, this company’s decision by increasing its revenues is to achieve financial balance by 2024. When it was created in 2015, SNCF Réseau (formerly Réseau ferré de France) inherited part of the great debt. of SNCF, while the government received over 35 billion euros.
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