Increased ferry prices cause the collaboration between Høgre and Frp to crack in the county council – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio

Møre and Romsdal county council is in an economic quagmire and must take dramatic measures to get control of the economy. The FRP promised the voters that the ticket price on the ferries would not be increased, but that it would rather be cut elsewhere. On Tuesday, the county council decided to increase the ferry tariffs by one tariff zone. Now the FRP believes that Høgre has broken the cooperation agreement they had. Frank Sve is a group leader in the Frp. Photo: Tore Ellingseter / news – We no longer have a budget agreement with Høgre, says the group leader in the Frp, Frank Sve, to news. Sve will not elaborate on this any further. The fact that the two parties are no longer cooperating means that they must obtain a majority in the county council on a case-by-case basis. Cheaper tickets After a massive ferry revolt in 2019 against high ferry prices, free ferries and lower ticket prices were introduced in several places in the country. Monica Molvær (H) promised commuters that it would not be more expensive to travel by ferry in Møre and Romsdal. She was unable to keep that promise. Nevertheless, she defends the position Høgre has taken in the county council. Monica Molvær (H) saw no other option than to increase the tariffs on the ferries. Photo: Remi Sagen / Remi Sagen – It has been very demanding. But we see no other possibilities. We are forced to take some measures if we are to operate responsibly, says Molvær. The politicians have already adopted severe cuts in the administration. The financial situation in the county council is so serious that they could end up on the Robek list if necessary cuts are not implemented. This means that you no longer have control over your own finances. Møre og Romsdal has the highest loan debt among all the county municipalities in the country. Disappointed at more expensive ferry Daily leader of the ferry action, Henrik Dalelid Vedde, is disappointed at the decision in the county council. – It was promised that the ferry prices will not increase. If it is five or six kroner, here it is the principle that tel. A promise is a promise, says Vedde, who is himself the local team leader for the Frp in Sula. The ferry action has been dormant for several years, but Vedde says that they are following closely and if increasing ferry prices become a trend, they must consider starting again. He understands that the county politicians are in a tight spot and have to make unpopular cuts. Vedde believes that the ferry operation has been underfunded by several million in recent years and believes that the politicians in the Storting must wake up. – It seems that we are shouting on deaf ears up here, says Vedde. news has submitted a clarification that Vedde is also the local team leader for Sula FRP Henrik Dalelid Vedde is disappointed that the politicians broke their promise not to raise the ferry fares. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news Published 11.06.2024, at 16.52 Updated 11.06.2024, at 18.22



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