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‘Free’ public transport reaches €100 million a year in subsidies as traffic gridlock worsens

By Ivan Camilleri

Malta’s ‘free’ public transport system cost taxpayers almost €100 million in 2025, according to figures tabled in Parliament, the highest annual subsidy yet for the service operated by Malta Public Transport. Replying to parliamentary questions by PN MP Chris Said, Transport Minister Chris Bonett confirmed that government payments this year reached close to the €100 … Continued