Ravi Bhalla Calls on Governor Murphy to Veto NJ Transit Rate Hikes

Hoboken Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla today called on Governor Phil Murphy to officially veto New Jersey Transit’s adoption of 15% fare hikes, which include a 3% raise every subsequent year. In six years, the fares would increase to 30% for a commuter. In October, the Governor previously vetoed the proposed 2024 budget and toll increase by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

“It is absolutely imperative that Governor Murphy use his authority, like he has done in the past, to veto the adoption of New Jersey Transit’s unconscionable 15% transit fare hikes,” said Ravi Bhalla. “It makes absolutely zero sense to greenlight a double-digit fare increase when the Governor and legislature are actively considering the adoption of a corporate business tax from multi-million-dollar corporations-one that the governor himself indicated could generate a large portion of the revenue needed by NJ Transit. It is imperative for the governor and legislature to veto these hikes, adopt the corporate business tax, and use the funding from the tax to protect middle class and lower income New Jerseyans from these devastating increases.”

Ravi Bhalla is running in the Democratic Primary against the incumbent, Rob Menendez Jr. for New Jersey’s 8^th Congressional district seat.

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