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London's bus and Tube fares will both rise in 2010, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced.London's bus and Tube fares will both rise in 2010, Mayor of London Boris Johnson has announced.
Bus fares are to go up by 12.7% and Tube fares will rise by 3.9%. Oyster card pay-as-you-go bus journeys are to rise from £1 to £1.20.Bus fares are to go up by 12.7% and Tube fares will rise by 3.9%. Oyster card pay-as-you-go bus journeys are to rise from £1 to £1.20.
Meanwhile the price of a seven-day bus pass will jump from £13.80 to £16.60.Meanwhile the price of a seven-day bus pass will jump from £13.80 to £16.60.
The Congestion Charge is rising to £10, while Mr Johnson said a £9 charge for those using a new account system would be operational next year.The Congestion Charge is rising to £10, while Mr Johnson said a £9 charge for those using a new account system would be operational next year.
Last year Mr Johnson raised prices by 6%, blaming the former administration for creating an £80m financial hole.Last year Mr Johnson raised prices by 6%, blaming the former administration for creating an £80m financial hole.
Passenger watchdog London TravelWatch had warned travellers would be "priced off" while the Lib Dems said Londoners have "every right to fear the worst". FARE RISES Tube fares are to rise by 3.9%London bus fares will go up by 12.7%Seven-day bus pass rising from £13.80 to £16.60A Zone One Oyster pay-as-you-go Tube fare going up from £1.60 to £1.80Congestion Charge rises to £10
'Enough is enough' Mr Johnson said: "Nobody wants to make an announcement like this, especially when Londoners are feeling the effects of the recession."
Jo deBank from London TravelWatch said: "We certainly do not want to see fares rising above the level of inflation. He added: "The mistakes of the past and the current economic climate have conspired to present us with a huge challenge."
"We appreciate that times are hard for Transport for London (TfL) but we don't think this is the time to start pricing people off public transport." He said he had only been persuaded of the need for fare rises after ensuring every efficiency possible - at least £5bn in total - was being made at Transport for London (TfL).
The Liberal Democrats' spokesman for transport, Norman Baker, said: "Londoners got a taste of Boris Johnson's zeal for big fare hikes when he put them up by 6% last January. The budget deficit has also been hit by a fall in passenger numbers on London Underground due to the recession.
"Those who live and work in London have found their fares raised again and again. Enough is enough." Passenger numbers on the Tube fell by 6.4% in August. The 190,000 fewer journeys was the biggest monthly fall in 20 years.
The recession saw passenger numbers on the Tube fall by 6.4% in August. Labour's deputy leader on the London Assembly, John Biggs, said: "This is a massive kick in the teeth for hard pressed Londoners at a time when many are struggling with the recession.
The 190,000 fewer journeys was the biggest monthly fall in 20 years - and the reduced revenue would be considered by the mayor, TfL said when the figures were announced. "Not putting up council tax will save people pennies but this will hit them hard. Londoners will rightly wonder why Boris can apparently find £5bn of TfL savings but can't keep down their fares."
Mr Johnson had also said that TfL faced "very, very serious" funding issues which necessitated "some very tough choices".