TRACY Brabin, the new Metro Mayor of West Yorkshire, will be attending the first meeting of Bradford Council’s Executive since last month’s election on Tuesday. The meeting will establish how the Executive and the new Metro Mayor can work together to drive economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic across the district and the region. Bradford Council will be the first local authority the new Metro Mayor has visited since the election. Susan Hinchcliffe, Leader of Bradford Council, said: “I want to welcome Mayor Brabin to Bradford and extend my congratulations to her on her election as the first Metro Mayor of West Yorkshire and the first female Metro Mayor in the country. The new role will bring a focus to our region as we work together to hold the government to account on its promise of levelling up.
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Freeze on Mersey tunnel tolls and Metro Mayor Tax PLANS to freeze Mersey Tunnel tolls and the city region s Mayoral Tax Precept have been approved this afternoon. The move - approved during the Combined Authority’s budget meeting - aims to help residents hit by the Covid pandemic. It means that when residents get their council tax bills in March, the Metro Mayoral Precept will remain at £12.67 for a Band A property (£19.00 for a Band D property) for the second year in a row. Mersey Tunnel Tolls for City Region residents will remain at £1 for those using a Fast Tag and £1.80 for those paying by cash or contactless.
Wallasey tunnel toll booths PLANS to freeze Mersey Tunnel tolls for the next financial year are likely to be approved after being cleared by a key committee. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Transport Committee endorsed plans to freeze the tolls during a meeting on Wednesday, paving the way for them to be approved later this month. The plans would see Mersey Tunnel Tolls for City Region residents remain at £1 for those using a Fast Tag and £1.80 for those paying by cash or contactless. Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram announced plans to freeze tunnel tolls, the mayoral precept and the transport levy, all key ways the combined authority raises money, last week.