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Discuss - Transport Toll Roads - Increase the number of toll roads


Increase the number of toll roads
Do you believe that more roads should become toll roads?

Do you believe that more roads should become toll roads?

Conservative In the 2015 budget held a matter of weeks before the general election, Chancellor George Osborne said that tolls had "long been a stumbling block for the Welsh economy". However, their stance on tolls nationwide are unknown, so this is not given a full 'score' in our quiz. Source: BBC News

Green Party In the short term, road charging should be introduced where road space is most congested and where traffic causes most pollution. These would be expected to be in urban areas and in areas that attract large numbers of tourists.

Plaid Cymru Our proposal on the Severn Tolls is for ownership to transfer to the Welsh Government, and a reduction in tolls to cover maintenance levels only.

UKIP UKIP opposes tolls on public roads and will let existing contracts for running toll roads expire. UKIP would "Scrap the poorly planned HS2 project, saving up to £50bn" Source: http://www.ukip.org/100_days_till_the_election_100_reasons_to_vote_ukip

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