Baker defends increase

摘要

Speaking on Channel 4 News on October 22, Transport Minister Norman Baker defended the decision to increase the cap on regulated fares to RBI+3% from 2012, despite a pre-election commitment from the Liberal Democrats to keep fare rises to 1% below inflation.rn'I am sorry that train fares are going up in the way that is now predicted', he said. 'The reality is that we had a terrible economic legacy, but the spending review this week has been very good for transport and very good for rail in particular. There were no rail proposals cut in the Chancellor's statement, contrary to that we've got the increased commitment to high-speed rail, we've got Crossrail going ahead and we've got the Tube upgrade in London going ahead'.