Consultation outcome

The passenger rail public service obligation levy

From:: Department for Transport
Published: 21 February 2017
Last updated: 10 April 2018 — See all updates

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Putting passengers at the heart of the railway: supporting sustainable competition

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Detail of outcome

Government response for the public service obligation levy consultation. The response sets out our preferred option for the levy and the next steps in taking it forward.

Original consultation

Consultation description

Seeks views on the introduction of a public service obligation levy for open access rail passenger operators. Specifically on:

the principle of the levy
the proposed scope and design of the levy
high level options for implementation

The levy is intended to allow open access operators to contribute where they are able to, towards the provision of socially and economically important, but ultimately unprofitable, public service obligation services.

This is part of the government’s response to the Competition and Markets Authority report on passenger rail competition.

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