A third of bus services in Greater Manchester would be affected if government grants do not continue past March with around 30 routes at risk of being cut.
The city-region requires around £30m to 'stabilise' the bus market, transport bosses say, with another £40m needed for Metrolink in the next financial year.
It comes as emergency Covid funding for transport services is due to run out. READ MORE: Covid slashed rail journeys by 80 per cent in the North West last year - the lowest recorded in nearly 30 years Greater Manchester's Transport Committee has urged the government to extend this financial support for bus and tram services as soon as possible.
In a statement, the chair and vice chairs of the committee warned that the day-to-day lives of people would be 'adversely impacted' - particularly the least well-off and most vulnerable - if the support comes to an end in April.
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