COMMUTERS will be hit by a “bus tax” that is as costly as a 1p rise in income tax, new analysis shows.
It reveals a typical bus user will have to fork out an extra £448 a year as a result of the Government’s decision to scrap the £2 fare cap.
It will be replaced by a new £3 limit at the end of the December.
The data – compiled by the Lib Dems – highlights how the hike will squeeze regular bus users, equivalent to a £5,420 tax bill on a median salary of £37,430.
Lib Dem environment spokesperson Tim Farron blasted the move, saying: “The government’s bus tax will clobber people across the country, especially those in rural areas and on low incomes. It is the last thing these people need after years of the Conservatives’ economic vandalism.
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