Public transport in Wales should be made free for all young people under the age of 25 to support efforts at reducing carbon emissions and boosting social mobility and employment opportunities, say the Liberal Democrats.
The party said the policy would cost the Welsh Government around £132m a year to finance, which equates to less than 1% of the Welsh Government block grant.
It has calculated that providing free bus travel for young people would see the Welsh Government paying bus operators - which pre-pandemic received around £100m in subsidies and reimbursements for free bus passes for pensioners and disabled people annually from the Cardiff Bay administration - around £56m and £76m for trains.
