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No public transport fare adjustments can be expected this year, said Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Lui announced that public transport operators are currently facing higher costs -- especially on their bus operations -- and hence, the government should not be in a rush to review this year's fare adjustments. Lui added that the current fare formula is due for review this year and that any fare adjustments that were not made this year will be taken into consideration into next year's fare formula. With no changes to fare adjustments, the disabled and polytechnic students will not get to enjoy any fare concessions. Although Lui expressed sympathy for these two groups of citizens, he maintained that "not all of these requests [to implement fare concessions] can be addressed immediately or entirely within a single fare revision exercise". In addition, Lui also asked for patience from the Members of Parliament who had advocated fare concessions for polytechnic students, before adding that the Public Transport Council (PTC), which is the body that regulates fares, is "acutely aware" of the requests for concession and will co-operate with transport operators to consider these requests. Low-income earners at losing end Singaporeans expressed concern with Lui's announcement, with many anticipating fare adjustments in next year's formula. Others also noted that the static fares will no doubt affect low-income families who are already struggling to make ends meet. Said Facebook user Ong Yongjie, who responded to Yahoo! Singapore's wall post, "Transport minister Lui Tuck Yew should get our approval first

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So this is profit not enough or losing money ??? Since begining, all this should be a kind of public service company...We are always told wage inflation do not work....But if company are making more money just simply by cutting on the common folks and making their Director etc have more dividened !!!! ""They"" earn more by taking more from common folks....but common folks cannot ask for wage inflation...seem like the rich always get richer are looking more and more obvoious day after day in sillypore!!!! http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20080802/tap-...at-231650b.html