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| Committee backs scrapping tolls | Committee backs scrapping tolls |
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| The Scottish Parliament's transport committee has backed the Scottish National Party's policy of abolishing tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges. | The Scottish Parliament's transport committee has backed the Scottish National Party's policy of abolishing tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges. |
| In a report, the committee is expected to highlight that the cost will be £16m a year in lost revenue. | In a report, the committee is expected to highlight that the cost will be £16m a year in lost revenue. |
| It will also say that traffic on the Forth bridge is predicted to rise by 20%. | It will also say that traffic on the Forth bridge is predicted to rise by 20%. |
| In May, MSPs voted in favour of a bill to scrap the two last remaining bridge tolls in Scotland. | In May, MSPs voted in favour of a bill to scrap the two last remaining bridge tolls in Scotland. |
| The SNP pledged to remove the £1 fee to use the Forth bridge and the 80p toll to cross the Tay bridge in its election manifesto. | |
| The subsequent bill was supported by all the parties, except the Greens. | The subsequent bill was supported by all the parties, except the Greens. |
| The transport committee's report is also expected to call for more measures to reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. | The transport committee's report is also expected to call for more measures to reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. |