Parents will pay for children to travel to school by bus from January 2015 - but it will be half the price originally proposed.
A 25p fare will be levied to offset the ?1.25million annual cost of running the daily school service routes. Pupils will use pre-paid smart cards and those on free school meals will not have to pay but will be issued with an identical card for the journey.
Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne said: 'Our recent consultation on parking and public transport showed public strong support for the reintroduction of school bus fares. I appreciate that this measure will have a financial impact on families and following discussions with my ministerial colleagues and offers of some financial support, I have agreed to set the school bus fares at an initial 25p per journey. This is felt to be a reasonable amount in what is an extremely challenging financial environment for many people.'
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