Rationale for Pricing of Polytechnic Students' Concessionary Passes

Debated in Parliament on 8 May 2017.

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Liang Eng Hwa questioned the rationale behind the pricing of polytechnic students' concessionary passes for buses, trains, and hybrid travel, suggesting the hybrid pass may be unreasonable for students with primarily train journeys and short bus connections.
Khaw Boon Wan explained that single-mode passes are special concessions, while hybrid passes are priced based on comparison to other commuter groups' monthly concession passes.
He stated that hybrid passes for polytechnic students are priced the same as those for secondary, ITE, and junior college students, and less than half the cost of an Adult Monthly Travel Pass.

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Liang Eng Hwa

Mr Liang Eng Hwa asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the rationale for pricing the concessionary passes for polytechnic students at $27.50 for bus, $25 for trains and $51 for hybrid of bus and trains; and (b) whether the pricing is reasonable for polytechnic students who need to take trains for the main journey but need only a short bus ride to reach the destination having to pay almost double for the hybrid pass.

Khaw Boon Wan

Single-mode passes are special concessions for students and National Servicemen who take only buses or only trains for their travel. The reference point for hybrid passes should not be the prices of single-mode passes, but the prices of Monthly Concession Passes for other commuter groups. In this regard, the price of a hybrid pass for polytechnic students is set to be the same as that for secondary, Institute of Technical Education, and junior college students, and is less than half the price of an Adult Monthly Travel Pass.

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Liang Eng Hwa questioned the rationale behind the pricing of polytechnic students' concessionary passes for buses, trains, and hybrid travel, suggesting the hybrid pass may be unreasonable for students with primarily train journeys and short bus connections.
Khaw Boon Wan explained that single-mode passes are special concessions, while hybrid passes are priced based on comparison to other commuter groups' monthly concession passes.
He stated that hybrid passes for polytechnic students are priced the same as those for secondary, ITE, and junior college students, and less than half the cost of an Adult Monthly Travel Pass.

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Rationale for Pricing of Polytechnic Students' Concessionary Passes

Debated in Parliament on 8 May 2017.

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Liang Eng Hwa questioned the rationale behind the pricing of polytechnic students' concessionary passes for buses, trains, and hybrid travel, suggesting the hybrid pass may be unreasonable for students with primarily train journeys and short bus connections.
Khaw Boon Wan explained that single-mode passes are special concessions, while hybrid passes are priced based on comparison to other commuter groups' monthly concession passes.
He stated that hybrid passes for polytechnic students are priced the same as those for secondary, ITE, and junior college students, and less than half the cost of an Adult Monthly Travel Pass.

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Liang Eng Hwa

Khaw Boon Wan

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Liang Eng Hwa questioned the rationale behind the pricing of polytechnic students' concessionary passes for buses, trains, and hybrid travel, suggesting the hybrid pass may be unreasonable for students with primarily train journeys and short bus connections.
Khaw Boon Wan explained that single-mode passes are special concessions, while hybrid passes are priced based on comparison to other commuter groups' monthly concession passes.
He stated that hybrid passes for polytechnic students are priced the same as those for secondary, ITE, and junior college students, and less than half the cost of an Adult Monthly Travel Pass.

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Rationale for Pricing of Polytechnic Students' Concessionary Passes

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Rationale for Pricing of Polytechnic Students' Concessionary Passes

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