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IN ADDITION, THE TRAVEL CARD CANNOT MOST SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.

BE USED ON SUNDAYS AND

"FOR EXAMPLE, A LOT OF STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY AT LEVEL, WOULD

TUNNEL FIND

CONVENIENT

CLASSES, MR GODWIN SAID.

"AT PRESENT THEY EITHER HAVE TO PAY FULL FARE ON A TUNNEL

THE STUDENT TRAVEL CARD

LESS CONVENIENT MEANS ON A

THE TERTIARY

BUSES VERY

FOR

GETTING

TO

BUS,

OF

OR USE TRANSPORT.

"

UNDER THE PROPOSED THE ALLOWANCE FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR TRIPS

THE TO USE

TRAVEL

FOR ASSISTANCE NEW SCHEME WILL ENABLE STUDENTS

AND HOLIDAYS AS WELL. THIS EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON SUNDAYS PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY THAN THE PRESENT SCHEME.

ALSO, THE PRESENT SCHEME DOES NOT COVER STUDENTS AGED OVER THERE WILL BE NO AGE LIMIT UNDER THE NEW SCHEME.

25.

UNDER

THE NEW

SCHEMB,

THE AMOUNT

OF

WILL ASSISTANCE

BE

THE

THE

DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THREE CRITERIA: THE DISTRICT IN WHICH STUDENT LIVES; THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE SCHOOL IS AVERAGE FARE BETWEEN THESE TWO DISTRICTS AS DEPARTMENT SURVEYS.

LOCATED; AND DETERMINED BY TRANSPORT

EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION MR GODWIN NOTED THAT GOVERNMENT THIS FINANCIAL YEAR 15 ESTIMATED TO REACH $11,300 MILLION, OR 18 CENT OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE.

IN

PER

"SOME TERTIARY

STUDENT TRAVEL

SUGGESTED THE STUDENTS HAVE

IS MEANS

GOVERNMENT SCHEME

THAT RESPONSIBILITIES TO EDUCATION, MR GODWIN SAID.

CHANGE

SHEDDING

TO

THE

1TS

ተቀ

TO EDUCATION,

"GIVEN THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES DEVOTED

IN REDUCTION

THE TRAVEL SUBSIDY FOR IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW A BETTER-OFF STUDENTS COULD BE INTERPRETED IN THIS WAY.

THE

EVER-INCREASING COMMUNITY. THE

DEMAND FOR "MONEY MUST BE FOUND TO MEET ΤΟ THE SERVICES

ACCOUNTS PUBLIC NEW AND IMPROVED

ARE CONCERNED THAT, UNDER THE COMMITTEE AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRESENT SCHEME, SOME MONEY IS BEING SPENT WHERE IT IS NOT NEEDED.

WE

ESTIMATE THAT IT OVER THE PRESENT AVAILABLE FOR OTHER MUCH-NEEDED

"IF THE NEW SCHEME IS APPROVED IN FULL, WOULD RESULT IN SAVINGS OF OVER $80 MILLION A YEAR SCHEME. THE MONEY SERVICES."

SAVED

WILL

BE

AS FOR STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS INSTITUTIONS, A PART OF THEIR FULL-YEAR

TRAVELLING

COMMITTEE

EXPENSES IS

ALREADY INCLUDED IN LOANS UNDER THE STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME.

UNDER THE PROPOSED TRAVEL SCHEME,

WITHDRAWAL OF THE

WILL TAKE ACCOUNT

CALCULATING ANNUAL TRAVELLING EXPENSES.

THE STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME OF STUDENT TRAVEL CARDS

IN

TO ALL WHO NEED IT. THERE SHOULD

.

FAMILIES, MR GODWIN SAID.

WILL BE "UNDER THE NEW PLAN, THE TRAVE!, ASSISTANCE

BE NOT

ANY UNDUE BURDEN

AVAILABLE ON ANY

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