MORE than 11,000 people across Wiltshire have had their say on a consultation into potential changes to bus services in the county.
The public consultation was carried out as part of wider plans to help Wiltshire Council save millions of pounds on their transport budget over the next three years.
The council have stressed that no savings are planned from the transport budget this year however.
Half of the bus mileage in the county is subsidised to the tune of £5.1 million per year by Wiltshire Council, as many routes are not commercially viable otherwise.
Philip Whitehead, cabinet member for transport, said: “I would like to thank everyone who’s taken part in the consultation.
“The responses will help shape how our bus services run in the future, to create sustainable public transport for Wiltshire for years to come.
“We expect to be in a position to present our ideas in the autumn.”
Later this year a report on the findings from the consultation will go to Wiltshire Council's cabinet members to make a decision, though a date has not yet been set.
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