The Broads Authority (BA) is proposing a 3.5pc increase in the amount which people pay to use the waterways, for 2027/28.

The charges fund maintenance of the rivers managed by the authority and help keep the waterways safe.

The Broads Authority wants to increase tolls by 3.5pc (Image: Newsquest)

But it would be the sixth consecutive annual rise, prompting fresh concern that boaters are not getting value for money.

Mark Collins, a member of the authority’s navigation committee, said: “I think there is a........

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