Paris to increase commuting price in 2023: official

STORY: Paris to increase commuting price in 2023: official DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Paris CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Paris 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARINE, Tour guide 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ERNESTO, Waiter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): YOLENE, Employee in tourism STORYLINE: The Paris Region Transport Company has announced that the price of a monthly bus ticket will increase by 12 percent in 2023, from 75.2 euros to 84.1 euros. The price of a single metro ticket will also rise. The increase varies for different types of tickets. For the 2023 budget, there is a 450-million-euro shortfall and the French government has provided 200 million euros in aid from the state to the Paris Region Transport Company, which has controlled the price increase for the monthly pass. However, the French public is not satisfied. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARINE, Tour guide "It's hard to tell what's happening in the market now, everything has to go up in price. But people don't have mor