Luxembourg makes history with free public transport

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‘Mobility is one of the most important challenges of humanity in the 21st century,’ says deputy prime minister

The mobility ministry says 29 February 2020, the day nationwide ticketlessThe last opportunity to pay the nationwide €2 flat fare was on bus number 6 in a suburb of the capital at 11.59pm on Friday 28 February.Download now“It’s fantastic,” said one of the first beneficiaries: Rosalind Brown, a marketing and communications specialist who has lived in the capital for 22 years. “It does encourage you to hop on the tram. I’m really glad that Luxembourg is the first country to do it.

 

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Yes, having lived in the Ruritarin Grand Duck, they can afford it. Due to all the number of abks there, hiding money of rich peole from their home contry's taxpayer. Ther are 135 of them on the Platuea de Kirchberg

No such thing called “free shipping”. You pay for it in the product, or tax in this case

Free this, free that, free everything... that's all we hear from the progressive left anymore. Guess what? Nothing's free.

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