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Recommendation 8
8
Reform the Bus Service Operators Grant to incentivise ridership growth in under-served areas.
Recommendation
The Department should, as soon as practicable, reform the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG). The overarching goal of reform should be to incentivise growth in ridership, particularly across under-served areas, for example instead of mileage the grant could be based on passenger journeys. (Recommendation, Paragraph 40)
Government Response
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