London Assembly members have passed the Greater London Authority’s 2012/13 budget unamended. The £15bn budget is drawn up by the Mayor in line with his policies and spending priorities but must be approved by the Assembly. Any amendments to the budget must be supported by a two-thirds majority in favour of a tabled alternative. If […]
2012/13 Greater London Authority Budget
Live Blog: 2012/13 Greater London Authority Budget
Live coverage from 10am as Mayor of London Boris Johnson presents the final draft consolidated 2012/13 Greater London Authority budget to the London Assembly who will question him on the following areas of expenditure: Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (including the Metropolitan Police Service budget) Transport for London London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority […]
Assembly Members to consider Boris’s final budget proposals
London Assembly members will this week vote on Mayor Boris Johnson’s final draft consolidated budget for 2012/13. The budget sets spending priorities for the Greater London Authority’s functional bodies which include Transport for London and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime. Assembly Members last considered the Mayor’s budget on January 25th when political groups […]
Boris cuts Council Tax by £3.10
London households will pay £3.10 less per year towards the cost of City Hall after Mayor Boris Johnson announced a cut in his share of the Council Tax. The Greater London Authority charges a precept on the Council Tax collected by local councils. The sums raised help pay towards the cost of delivering the Mayor’s […]
Liberal Democrat alternative 2012/13 GLA budget
Mike Tuffrey AM, Liberal Democrat London Assembly budget spokesperson says Boris Johnson has failed to deliver a council tax cut for Londoners. Helping Londoners through hard times After four years at City Hall the Mayor has frozen his budget precept for the fourth year in a row. Sounds impressive? Well, actually it is not. For […]
