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<p>The tolls on the Humber Bridge were introduced to help pay for the costs of constructing
the Bridge, which opened in 1981. Construction was financed through a loan from the
Government of the day.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, the present Government wrote off £150m
of the £332m debt In order to reduce tolls and encourage use of the Bridge. Since
then, the number of vehicles using the Bridge has increased significantly.</p><p>
</p><p>In 2015, the Humber Bridge Board refinanced the remaining debt of £172m with
a Public Works Board Loan. The Government has not made an estimate of the costs of
abolishing tolls on the Humber Bridge, since the operation and financing of the remaining
debt of the Humber Bridge is the responsibility for the Board and its constituent
authorities.</p>
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