Above-inflation boat licence fee increases have been attacked as being 'not fair on boaters' by the Inland Waterways Association - and it is calling on the Canal & River Trust to consider a 'radical new approach' for the future. This year's 2.5 percent rise follows three years of increases tied to inflation. CRT abandoned the peg in favour of a 2.5 percent increase (compared to one percent inflation) from 1 April 2017 on the grounds that inflation is widely predicted to rise during 2017.
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