Summary

The price of the train ticket increased by up to 2.5% in England and Wales. The government claimed this raise is needed to make the train modern and comfortable. However, trade unions oppose it because the raise of fares keeps going to beat salary growth. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told good governments has decided to get more money from train passengers by expensive train tickets. If passengers pay more, all the other taxpayers pay less because 95% of English commuters don’t use the train. This action is not comfortable for commuters using trains, but it is necessary, he said.

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Raising the price of public utility charges is big problem is Japan. For example, the electricity charges was increased as the shutdown of the nuclear power stations. However, many Japanese thinks there is nothing for it but to agree. I think this shows the high qualities of public utility in Japan. The Japanese train services are known for “on schedule” or “not stop running”, so many people can agree with the raise. On the other hand, hiking fares are opposed by many people in England. It is because the service of train is bad and the company of train (Network Rail) increased many times. The price of public utility influences the life of people. If governments decide the raise of this price, they should make an effort to convince them of it.