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MBTA proposes fare hikes, cuts in services

Increases could average 43 percent

By Eric Moskowitz

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 03, 2012

Ready to shell out more for that MBTA ride? The Massachusetts Department of Transportation today unveiled two scenarios for fare increases and service cuts on the MBTA public transit system, saying they were needed to close a yawning budget gap.

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