Public transport fares should not be linked to service levels and disruptions. Singapore’s Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said that during his recent ministerial statement in Parliament on the East-West Line train disruption that occurred from 25th to 30th September, in response to Workers’ Party Gerald Giam’s question on whether this incident and service levels can be taken into consideration in the Public Transport Council’s fare review exercise.

On this episode of Morning Shot, Walter Theseira, Associate Professor for the Economics Programme at Singapore University of Social Sciences shares his insights.

Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Chong Jun Liang / ST