MTA Chief Focused on Funding BudgetSubway and bus fares are likely to increase in March 2013, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tries to narrow its impending budget deficits.Friends Read FreeSaveAnother fare increase is on the horizon for commuters as they are crowding into a New York City subway. (Amal Chen/The Epoch Times)By Zachary Stieber10/25/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print