Mayor’s £12 a year tax to save Cambridgeshire’s buses

Mayor Dr Nik Johnson: “Through our network improvements, we want travelling by bus to become second nature for residents, with the aim of doubling usage region-wide by 2030.”

A £12 year charge for Band D Council Taxpayers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is to be introduced by Mayor Dr Nik Johnson to save threatened bus services. “Based on forecasts from the areas’ collection authorities this would raise £3.6m in 2023-24,” says Jon Alsop, chief finance officer for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CAPCA). … Continue reading Mayor’s £12 a year tax to save Cambridgeshire’s buses