Fiscal claim
Free public transport for under-18s
Headline figure
Per-year impact
€60m
Revenue cut (tax / charge reduction)
Total over horizon
€60m
2025 onwards
Confidence
Stated in source
Free transport for under-18s ≈ €60m/yr revenue forgone.
Attribution & links
- Origin
- Manifesto
- Owner
- Social Democrats
- Policy area
- Transport
- Underwrites commitment
- Provide free public transport for under-18s
- First stated
- 2024-11-19
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
Verification
Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.
Verified against Social Democrats GE2024 Manifesto, p.53: "Providing free public transport for under 18s."
Evidence & sources
Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.
Source
- Social Democrats GE2024 ManifestoSocial Democrats·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
- Social Democrats GE2024 Manifesto, p.53 - verbatim figureSocial Democrats·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
See this claim in coalition context on the fiscal model.