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<p>The Government recognises the importance of bus services, which can provide vital
connections to people in rural areas. Since January 2014, around £43 million of the
Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) has been paid directly to local authorities each
year, to support socially necessary bus services in their area that are not commercially
viable. To improve current bus services, or restore lost services where needed, the
Government will pay an extra £30 million to local authorities in 2020/21.</p>
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