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Demand for inflation-busting rail fares to be frozen [Scotsman]

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Date: 20/12/2020

The Scottish Government is facing demands to freeze rail fares in 2021 after it was revealed that a planned price hike would see them rise by more than the rate of inflation for the first time in seven years.

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