Too many requests for the few funds made available. “CagliarinBus” is a great success, the initiative by the municipality of Cagliari to encourage annual season tickets for public transport with a 90% discount which brings the price down to 30 euros . But we need to put more money into it, and not a little.
Of the 29,000 requests received, only 6,680 files were authorized to purchase (those made by the early afternoon of 1 June). And for now there is no more money, the 1.6 million euros allocated, coming from Pon Metro 2014-2020 React Eu funds, are over. Of the 6,680 requests processed, 5,550 season tickets were actually purchased, 83% of those who applied.
To satisfy the more than 22,000 citizens left empty-handed, other resources must be found . The municipality, still drawing on the same funds, has decided to allocate another 2.2 million euros to the initiative.
That " they won't be able to satisfy all the requests anyway ", the municipality says, "for this reason we are committed to finding additional funds".
The administration specifies that, in the event of ascertaining that the season ticket has not been used , the benefit will be lost in favor of the waiting applicants.
(Unioneonline/L)