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STUDENT TRAVEL SUBSIDY
At the Executive Council meeting of 20th January 1981 after considering XCC(81) 4, the Council advised and the Governor ordered:
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"that the Chief Secretary should explore and report back on ti
bne the possibility of devising an alternative scheme (of Student? Travel Subsidy) which would:
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rezila (a) apply to all full-time students (over the age of 12 years, bon
where a concessionary fare is already charged by the zobus companies to those below that age) including first Peirono degree University students up to a given age;
- ampary: (b) provide travel at half-fare on all franchised public
transport modes and on the Mass Transit Railway for students as defined in (a) for all journeys preferably including weekend days; and
(c) be financed by direct lump sum payment by the
Government to each transport company concerned, with provision for arbitration in the event of disagree ment as to the amount.
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The three basic options (other than outright nationalisation of the transport companies) in the administration of any student travel subsidy scheme are:
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(a) a scheme of concessionary fares to be financed by the to transport companies: from within their fare structure;
* 1(b); a scheme whereby a subsidy is paid directly to the woliot
student or his family; and
(c) a scheme whereby a payment is made directly to each
transport operator concerned.
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Both options (a) and (b) have been rejected in the context of
XCC(79)70 and XCC(81)4 respectively. The remaining option now under consideration is a scheme to be financed by direct payment to each transport operator concerned, which is described in outline below (paragraphs 6 and 7)
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