“The autonomous communities invite us to join the bonus but they do not provide us with key information.” The Minister of Development, Territorial Articulation and Housing, Rocio Diaz, regretted in statements to “ABC of Seville” that the transport ticket … which was announced this Monday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezsurprised the autonomous communities without the necessary data to be able to develop it, as requested of them by the head of executive.
During his appearance before the media earlier this week, Pedro Sánchez said that from January a single transport card will be in force, with a general price of 60 euros per month, to travel throughout the country on local and medium-distance trains, as well as on buses of the national network, and that for young people Under 26 the price will be half, or 30 euros per month. At the same time, the president called on the autonomous communities and municipalities to join this initiative, of which they learned without notice and directly thanks to the remarks made by Sánchez to journalists.
He Andalusian government evaluates the measure with caution, because as the advisor indicates “we do not know the legal framework, how the technological development will be adapted in each territory, how it will be financed or the compensation mechanisms with the operators: they only call us for a future signing of the agreement, and even the Minister himself (of Transport, Oscar Puenterecognizes that they are limited to their state services for technical reasons.
“The minister should urgently convene the Transport Sector Conference”
Rocio Diaz
Minister of Development, Territorial Articulation and Housing
Rocío Díaz adds that “if we really want to involve the autonomous communities, the minister should urgently convene the Transportation Sector Conferencethe appropriate body for dialogue with the autonomous communities, which has not met so far within the legislature, although it has been necessary to address important issues such as the new distribution of powers.
Continuity
What is clear is the Ministry of Development, Territorial Articulation and Housing is that “Andalusia will maintain the 2026 transport bonuses, such as the Consortium and the Youth Cards, even if the Ministry of Transport has confirmed their continuity, once again, at the last minute, without planning or official notification: the delay of the Spanish government is common and only generates uncertainty.
For her part, the spokesperson for the Andalusian Government, Caroline Spain He criticized this Tuesday, during the press conference which followed the Governing Council, that the bonus announced by Sánchez “looks a bit like an electoral bonus”.
The main obstacle to regional consortia joining the voucher is the technological implementation it requires, since the single ticket requires having technology that works in all validators of Spain.
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