Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The government has informed private bus associations today (25) that steps will be taken to reduce bus fares by 2% starting from July.

The announcement was made during a meeting between officials of the Transport Ministry and representatives of private bus associations to discuss the annual bus fare revision, scheduled for July 1.

However, it was reported that bus associations expressed their dissatisfaction with the proposed fare reduction during the discussions.

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