last may, the montreal metropolitan community, over which montreal mayor valérie plante presides, approved new rates that will nearly triple the rate that drivers pay to fund public transit from $59 to $150 on their annual car registration renewals. the hope is that the new rates will help alleviate a funding crisis within the transit network.
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the mmc’s decision to increase registration fees came after a disagreement between the city and province on how to finance the structural deficit of transit networks, which have been struggling with decreased ridership and the resulting revenues since the pandemic began. the province has pledged $200 million for 2024, while the deficit is estimated at about $400 million.
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