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2022.11.29카테고리 없음 2022. 11. 29. 13:17
STM's financial struggles continue as deficit balloons to nearly $78M
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/stm-deficit-service-budget-1.6666596
STM's financial struggles continue as deficit balloons to nearly $78M | CBC News
Montreal's transit authority says it aims to maintain bus and Metro service levels for all of 2023. But to do that, it will need more money, to make up for a ballooning deficit that is projected to reach $77.7 million.
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deficit : the total amount by which money spent is more than money received.
ballon (v) : to quickly inrease in size, weight, or importance.
Montreal's transit authority says it will try to maintain its bus and Metro service levels in 2023, but to do so, it will need help as its deficit is projected to swell to $77.7 million.
swell : to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cuase to) increase in size or amount.
Inflation, staff salary increases and a reduction in the use of public transit on the island of Montreal have exacerbated the STM's financial struggles in recent years, Léonard said on Monday. Ridership in 2023 will be 70 to 80 per cent of usual pre-pandemic levels, the STM projects.
reduction : the act of making something, or of something becoming, samller in size, amount, defree, importance, etc...
exacerbate : to make something that is already bad even worse.
On Monday, Caldwell also unveiled the transit authority's 10-year plan, which lays out $20.4 billion in spending.
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