Plans by the MBTA to raise fares has been met with opposition from many local commuters.

T officials say the fares could increase by 10 percent every two years, starting as early as July.

The fare hikes come as the MBTA is finding ways to deal with an outstanding debt of $5.3 billion.

However, Jeffrey Finnigan of Attleboro tells ABC6 he finds this fare increase outrageous since many of t's of its 6,400 employees make more than $100,000 a year.

"I think it's just a classic case of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer,” said Finnegan.

Keegan Douglass of Attleboro also expressed disapproval with the hikes saying many people depend on the T as an affordable transportation option and increase in fares could make things very difficult.

"People have to take the train a lot and those people are the people who [think]: ‘I don't want to have to drive. I want to take the train. It's less money,’” said Keegan Douglass of Attleboro. “The train [rates are] going to go up and it's just going to be a horror show.”

T officials said they are considering other options alongside fare hikes to deal with an outstanding debt of $5.3 billion and that an audit has been requested to go over the high salaries.

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