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THE chief executive of bus giant National Express fears he will have to scrap ten per cent of buses on Birmingham's roads if ministers scrap industry grants.
Dean Finch told councillors on the region's transport body that ruthless cuts to cash paid by the Department for Transport to operators could be fatal for city services. Ministers will announce this autumn how they plan to reduce public spending by a massive pounds 6 billion and are considering an end to the bus service operators' grant.See the full content of this document
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Buses Face Axe in Cuts Alert
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