- Luxembourg is on its path to becoming the first country in the world to make all public transportation free
- The prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, says by 2019 the country will make all public transportation free
- The prime minister says all fares for trains, trams and buses will be scrapped by summer 2019
The prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, has said the country will make all public transportation free by 2019.
Bettel, which was sworn in for a second term on Wednesday, December 12, said all fares for trains, trams and buses will be scrapped in summer 2019 as part of a new environmental initiative, Yahoo News reports.
Legit.ng gathers that if the fares are scrapped 2019, Luxembourg will become the first country in the world to make all public transportation free.
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The prime minister, who would consider introducing two new public holidays, had promised during his election campaign to prioritise environmental issues.
Report has it that the national public transport system costs around €1 billion (£890 million) to run.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the government of France on Wednesday, July 4, said that it was willing and interested in supporting Lagos state in its mega city agenda by donating €200 million (N83.7 billion) to set up a functional public transportation system in the state.
The France, through its president, Emmanuel Macron, made this public during the young leader's visit to the state.
France’s secretary of state to the ministry of economy and finance, Delphine Geny-Stephann, said that the establishment of sustainable metropolis remained a key challenge in many cities throughout Africa of which Lagos is one of them.
She stated: “Lagos happened to be one of the most populated city on the continent and embodies the challenges, the difficulties but also the huge opportunities of African cities.
“€200 million will soon come to help setting up an efficient public transportation system in Lagos. But this will not be enough, so we need the help of the private sector, and our companies are ready to offer their help and expertise.”
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Geny-Stephann said that the bond between France and Nigeria was getting closer to what it should be, considering the importance of Nigeria as an emerging power.
She said: “The variations in the price of oil are not a sufficient explanation. Sure, French investments in Nigeria have developed. But for 80 percent of them, they only come from the extracting sector. We have to address this challenge together, both in France and Nigeria."
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