GMB SLAMS ‘COMMUTER TAX’ AS RAIL FARES SET TO RISE 36% SINCE 2010

GMB SLAMS ‘COMMUTER TAX’ AS RAIL FARES SET TO RISE 36% SINCE 2010
Union says eye watering rise proves deck is stacked against working peopleRail fares will rise by 3.2% in January, following the ONS’s announcement of the July RPI rate.The announcement means that the average price of regulated rail fares, such as season tickets, will have risen by 36% since 2010. [1]The increase in travel prices is significantly above forecast average wage growth of 2.4% next year. [2]Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary said:"Millions of passengers face a grim start to the N...

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