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The reason for the higher prices is, among other things, the higher energy costs.

Taking the bus or tram from HTM will be considerably more expensive next year. The carrier in the Hague region is increasing the rates by 7,24 percent. 'We find it very annoying, but we have no other choice. Our costs are rising just as fast or even faster', says HTM director Jaap Bierman. Travelers currently pay 0,174 euros per kilometer, which will be approximately 1 euros per kilometer after 2023 January 0,187. The entry fee is also going up.

Not only the Hague carrier HTM is raising the rates. Regional carriers will significantly increase the prices of tickets for tram and bus from 2023. Rotterdam city and regional transport operator RET and Connexxion have also announced that their prices will increase by an average of 1 percent from 7,24 January. Train tickets with the NS will probably also become more expensive next year. This is due to the recently concluded collective labor agreement, in which a structural wage increase of more than 9% has been agreed. 

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The transport rates are adjusted every year. The consumer price index, fuel prices and labor costs are then taken into account. In order to keep public transport attractive, HTM, together with other carriers, is advocating a reduction in the VAT rate. Now that is still 9 percent, if it is up to the HTM director, that will go to zero. The question is whether the government will go along with this. The increase is not only related to higher fuel prices, but also to other increased costs and wages of drivers and employees within the transport companies. Compensation for this is not a task of the government.

child ticket

The costs of a child ticket on public transport in The Hague will decrease from 1,50 euros to 1,00 euros. With this, HTM wants to encourage (grand)parents with (grand)children to take the bus or tram during a day trip. In Rotterdam, children up to the age of 12 and people over 65 can also travel for free on public transport in 2023.

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