By Keith Barrow, International Railway Journal; October 2, 2018
MAKING public transport services in the Paris area completely free-of-charge would reduce car traffic by only 2%, overwhelm the network and add €500 a year to household tax bills in the Ile-de-France region, according to the findings of a study published on October 2.
In April, the government of Ile-de-France commissioned a 10-member panel of experts led by Mr Jacques Rapoport, former president of infrastructure manager SNCF Network to examine the feasibility of abolishing all fares for local public transport in the region.
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