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West Country rural areas see bus service funding rise as tax allowance petition grows

Two recent reports from the West Country show councils investing in bus services while residents petition for a higher tax-free personal allowance.

BBC News Wiltshire reported that a rise in bus miles with council funding might be starting to reverse the reduction in services. [1] The Cotswold Journal reported that a petition calling for the Personal Allowance to rise from £12,570 to £18,000 has passed 75,000 signatures, with a September 30 deadline. [2]

Sources

  1. BBC News Wiltshire: Are countryside buses coming back into business?
  2. Cotswold Journal: Taxpayers have days left to back £18,000 HMRC tax-free personal allowance call

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