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Nigel Farage steps up UKIP Severn Bridge toll campaign Nigel Farage steps up UKIP Severn Bridge toll campaign
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UKIP Leader Nigel Farage is stepping up his party's campaign to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls.UKIP Leader Nigel Farage is stepping up his party's campaign to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls.
Visiting Wales, he said the fees were hitting the Welsh economy and should be done away with when the bridges go into public ownership in 2018. Visiting Wales, he said the fees were hitting the Welsh economy and should dropped when the bridges go into public ownership in 2018.
Mr Farage said the revenue lost could be offset by opting for a cheaper version of the planned £1bn M4 relief road around Newport. Mr Farage said any revenue lost to the public purse could be offset by opting for a cheaper version of the planned £1bn M4 relief road around Newport.
The Welsh government has been asked to comment.The Welsh government has been asked to comment.
The UKIP leader was visiting Wales on Tuesday to boost his party's profile in the run-up to the 2016 Welsh assembly election, in which UKIP hopes to see its first AMs elected.The UKIP leader was visiting Wales on Tuesday to boost his party's profile in the run-up to the 2016 Welsh assembly election, in which UKIP hopes to see its first AMs elected.
The pledge to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls was previously made in the party's 2015 general election manifesto. The pledge to scrap the Severn Bridge tolls was previously made in UKIP's 2015 general election manifesto and also by the Liberal Democrats.
In his March budget, Chancellor George Osborne said VAT on the charges would be scrapped when the bridges return to public ownership.In his March budget, Chancellor George Osborne said VAT on the charges would be scrapped when the bridges return to public ownership.
Responsibility for the bridges will rest with the UK government, although Labour has called for this to be devolved. Responsibility for the bridges lies with the UK government, although Labour has called for this to be devolved.
Mr Farage has also announced UKIP will mount its own campaign for a "no" vote in the forthcoming EU referendum. In July 2013, Welsh Labour's Finance Minister Jane Hutt told MPs that the tolls could be used to finance construction of the M4 relief road.
Meanwhile Mr Farage also announced that UKIP will mount its own campaign for a "no" vote in the forthcoming EU referendum.