Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[iMarkeh]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(29/07/2017 15:32)Dentonian Wrote:  Whilst there is an argument to say that services should not be completely free, as the money has to come from the Council tax-payer via the Council's subsidised Transport budget, you are technically wrong to suggest it could/should be used for a completely different public service. All LA budget's are ring-fenced, so you can't transfer money from one department to another - at least not without a Council budget meeting, which I would think would be the AGM. If you want more funding for Schools, then its the same argument as other national public sector functions - get your MP to fight for equal funding per pupil, instead of £5,900 per London kid and £4,600 per northern kid!

The money saved by charging reasonable fares on this G3, should be used to protect other unprofitable but economically necessary bus services within Chester/West Cheshire.

I would have said use it for other bus services but in my personal opinion, there are no VITAL services in Chester that aren't already being operated. There are definitely desired services though but rather than give an example which many would probably disagree with, it was easier to state the schools could do with more funding which we can all agree on.

We would all happily pay Blacon Pointer fares on this service which would mean as you said, it would protect other services.