Boarding New York City subways and most of its buses will cost another 15 cents before the summer is out under an MTA plan approved Wednesday that raises the base fare to $2.90. The MTA board in a unanimous voice vote approved the 4% fare hike. In a separate voice vote, the board also approved a hike in bridge and tunnel tolls. The new $2.90 base bus and subway fare, set to to take effect on .
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.