A hike in the amount councils pay into a crucial West Midlands transport fund for free or discount travel passes is set to be agreed this week. Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority ...

Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) board will meet on Friday to discuss the final 2025-26 budget proposals covering the transport levy, mayor's office and members fees.

This is the collection of West Midlands councils who have agreed to work together on major region-wide issues such as strategic transport, large-scale housing development and economic planning.

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Other funds come from the private sector. Moreover, landowners can apply to house EV charging hubs on the WMCA website. There is no technical information available on the EV chargers to be installed.