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Transport union leader Wilmer Cálix said the government must pay a pending compensation bonus to keep urban bus fares unchanged; without it, the sector will seek a fare increase to cover rising diesel and parts costs.

Honduras's fuel subsidy has already cost 860 million lempiras (about $34.5 million) against a budgeted 680 million, with full-year costs projected at 1.2–1.3 billion lempiras, prompting the Finance Ministry to plan internal budget adjustments and consider narrowing the subsidy to lower-income households.