Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

[Barney]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(25/06/2023 08:38)T42 PVM Wrote:  On point 5 is that really the case if you are also paying via your Taxes?

Which taxes? Taxation come in two forms: direct and indirect. Here are just a few of them: Income Tax, VAT, Capital Gains, National Insurance, Inheritance Tax, Customs and Excise Duty, Stamp Duty, Local Council Tax, Vehicle Tax, Road Tolls.

We'd all love to keep as much of our income and wealth as possible - the super rich seem to manage to do this very successfully - but the reality is that in a functioning society taxation is a necessity.

I think that the question that needs to be asked is how much will any individual or household be asked to contribute towards a franchising model. For some people, any additional cost is unacceptable.