US EditionWill Public Transport Prices Double in France? the Government Clarifies Its Intentions
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The government denies and says rather that it wants inflation rate indexation, and communities will be able to refuse it.
The government intends to introduce a framework law on the financing of public transport, so that ticket prices could be automatically indexed to inflation. To the point where there is an upsurge? - Will the price of public transport really go up? (Transports).
On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the government reacted to the sensitive issue of public transport prices, which could soon be indexed to inflation.
The government denies any plans to double tariffs, but inflation threatens ticket prices.
In France, public transport tariffs "are not set by the State", but by local authorities," said Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot.
Rums of price booms, denials supported by the executive, and re-launched debate on transport financing: as a framework bill approaches, the government is trying to regain control of an explosive subject for purchasing power.
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