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Yesterday, January 22, 2025, the Government failed to carry out the Omnibus Decree that contemplated the pension increasethe extension of the MOVES III Plan and its aid to the electric car or the public transport subsidywith free or discounted multi-trip passes and tickets.

The latter has had a direct consequence among those who use public transport daily because they have seen how the same transport passes that were discounted yesterday have now returned to their official prices before the discount.

Óscar Puente, Minister of Transport, assured yesterday that public transport passes acquired before the refusal was given Omnibus Decree of the Government will maintain the advantages until the end of the first quarter (when said subscriptions had to be renewed) since the user had the “acquired right” with the purchase of the titles.

However, those who had not obtained the titles before yesterday’s vote will not have these purchase aids. Aid that also affects regional titles. In the latter case, the transport subsidy is maintained if the town councils or autonomous communities responsible for them undertake to extend their contribution.

Some of them have already confirmed that this will be the case.

The autonomous communities that will maintain aid for public transport in 2025

Just a few days ago, with the first hours of 2025, the Government confirmed that it was extending aid to public transport until June 30, 2025. A measure that It would cost us 1.6 billion euros and that came with another promise: a single public transport ticket for all of Spain starting in the second half of the year.

Aid for public transport, however, reached citizens through two sources. In those of state ownership (such as free quarterly subscriptions for Media Distancia with predefined origin and destination, the 50% reduction in the price of Avant multi-trip tickets or the free state-managed bus lines), the aid has been completely eliminated as it does not have the support of the Congress of Deputies.

However, passes and multi-trip tickets of municipal or regional extension within the same autonomous community had double funding in the aid. The responsible organizations that wanted to benefit from the aid had the obligation to offer these multi-trip passes and tickets with at least a 50% discount.

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In order to apply this discount, the regional government was obliged to commit to a minimum aid of 20% of the original price and the State would support with the remaining 30% until reaching that minimum 50% reduction. Without the contribution of the State and the extension of aid, the autonomous communities and town councils have three options:

Eliminate aid for public transport
Maintain your minimum contribution of 20% or the one you have been applying until now
Assume the State’s part and maintain the 50% discount, accepting that the entire final amount has to come from its coffers.

In this context, some autonomous communities have already confirmed that they will maintain their aid to public transport in one way or another:

Community of Madrid: It will maintain the 60% discount that its users already enjoyed. The regional government matched the State contribution and, therefore, the reduction in the final price was 60%. Government spokespersons in the region have confirmed that They will maintain the aid “for the moment” and therefore the prices They are still the ones you find in this link.Catalonia: At least temporarily, aid for public transport in Catalonia is maintained. It has been confirmed by Metropolitan Transport Authority (ATM) who claim that prices are maintained at a 50% discount “until the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility officially publishes or communicates” the withdrawal of its 30% state aid. From then on, the ATMs of Barcelona, Lleida, Tarragona and Girona will maintain the 20% aid that corresponded to them until now but the state contribution will be lost.
the Basque Country: As stated EFEaid for public transport in the Basque Country will also remain at a 50% discount until the Government of Spain confirms the withdrawal of its part of the aid. At this time, 20% of Basque aid is provided, 10% by the Autonomous Community and the remaining 10% by the provincial councils and town councils. Regarding the application in each City Council, in Bilbao the 50% discounts are maintained on the barik card and in temporary titles until February 20. After this date, if the State does not maintain its 30% aid, the reduction will be 20%. In San Sebastián it has been confirmed that the 50% discounts are maintained although no date has been specified and in Vitoria they will be maintained, at least, until January 31, according to Basque Chronicle.
Valencian Community: According to The Sixththe Generalitat Valenciana is studying to what extent it can maintain transport aid, which, for the moment, will continue to receive a 50% discount until next December 31.
Andalusia: As stated Seville newspaperthe Junta de Andalucía will maintain, at least, the 20% discount on the price of passes and multi-trip tickets that it already supported with its funds. This discount is active throughout the Autonomous Community and, therefore, also in the Metro services of Seville, Málaga and Granada.Galicia: Pick up ABC that the Xunta de Galicia will also maintain transport aid at 50% until the end of January. From then on, the aid will be reduced to 20% corresponding to the section provided by the autonomous communities.
Asturias: The Principality of Asturias has confirmed in X that the CONECTA card is used throughout the Autonomous Community will continue to maintain exactly the same current rates. The card can be recharged monthly up to a maximum of 30 euros (unused money is returned) and with it you can take trips that are divided into zones. Prices can be consulted at this link.
Castile and León: Pick up EFE that the Junta de Castilla y León has confirmed that it will maintain public transport subsidies that depend on the regional contribution. Thus, the Avant service will maintain a 20% discount and metropolitan transport a 20% discount. Rural transport will be 100% subsidized.
Castile-La Mancha: Pick up at RTVE that at the regional level, the Castilla-La Mancha Community Board will not maintain the discounts. However, Chain Being Yes, it has confirmed that the Toledo urban bus service will maintain the 50% bonus during the month of January.
Aragon: Similar situation in Aragon. The Aragon Newspaper confirms that Zaragoza will maintain the 50% discounts on the ticket price until the end of January but that, after that date, the discount will be 20%.
Rioja: As in other autonomous communities, La Rioja will maintain the 50% discounts on the price of previously subsidized titles during the month of January but does not specify, in information collected by elDiario.es If this discount will continue to apply come February.
Murcia: Fernando López Miras, president of the Region of Murcia, confirmed on Twitter that will continue to discount the price of multi-trip passes by 20%, without establishing a final date for the application of the measure.