‘No commitment’ to raise tax allowance, Burnham says after £2 bus fare cap

Then mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham on a Bee Network bus (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham has said there is no immediate commitment to increase the income tax personal allowance as a means of easing the cost of living, after reinstating a £2 cap on bus fares across England to help struggling households.

But the Prime Minister suggested increasing the £12,570 tax-free personal allowance would be something that the Government will look at in the budget this year.