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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Jane Cassidy

NUS Scotland calls to halve student transport fares amid cost-of-living crisis

A SCOTTISH student body is calling for students to be given half-price bus and train fares in an effort to mitigate the effects of the cost-of-living crisis.

The National Union of Students (NUS) Scotland, the body representing around 500,000 students across Scotland, launched the campaign.

Named #FightingForStudents, it will call not only for transport cost reductions but also for an increase in bursaries and for rent controls.

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