The leader of the Comuns in the Parliament, Jéssica Albiach, announced the agreement following a meeting with the counselor and spokesperson for the Govern, Sílvia Paneque. This pact guarantees that the Generalitat will sustain the 50% discount on the metro network, Rodalies, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat (FGC), trams, and buses, reversing the uncertainty that hung over the popular T-Usual ticket.
The consensus comes shortly after the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced a single national transport pass costing 60 euros per month for all of Spain. Paneque guaranteed compatibility between the state flat rate and the Catalan tariff system, noting that, for the moment, the national ticket will only affect state-owned transport, excluding the Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and FGC networks.
“"At a time when the cost of living is suffocating thousands of households, we could not allow the bonus to be eliminated."
To ensure the sustainability of the continued bonus, the Govern justified an average fare increase of 3.5%, slightly above inflation. This increase will not be linear; it will be applied more heavily in the first and second crowns of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. With the 50% discount applied, the T-Jove will cost 45.5 euros, and the T-Usual will remain at 22.3 euros in Zones 1 and 2.
This agreement was one of the three main conditions set by the Comuns to consider future negotiations for the 2026 Budgets. Having overcome this hurdle, Albiach's party is now demanding compliance with agreements regarding the third credit supplement in health and education, and the application of sanctions under the Housing Law.
