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Government expecting London Tube and bus fare increase

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Transport Secretary Louise Haigh wants Sadiq Khan to consider the full range of revenue raising powers.

Fares will be assumed as the âbaselineâ for negotiations on future funding.

In the Budget on Wednesday , it was announced that regulated rail fares would rise by 4.6% - one percent above inflation - next year .

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English

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