By Steve Edgell

Rumoured plans to cap the Cycle to Work scheme risk undermining one of Britain’s most successful policies.

This isn’t a tax perk for the few ‘high earners in the Surrey Hills’, it’s a lifeline for the many who rely on affordable, greener travel and the Chancellor risks punishing the very people it was designed to help - ordinary commuters trying to save money and travel sustainably.

For 25 years this simple, proven policy has helped over two million people afford a bike for their commute - from nurses and shop workers to teachers and civil servants.

It’s one of the few initiatives that genuinely supports workers, businesses and the environment alike – and the data proves it.

New research commissioned by the Cycle to Work Alliance shows that the scheme generates £573 million in annual economic benefits,........

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