Labour’s John Biggs says the last budget of Boris Johnson’s mayoralty is published against a back-drop of high unemployment, rising crime and increasingly unaffordable transport fares. Our Labour alternative proposes to cut fares for hard-pressed commuters, better target police resources to fight crime, and funds skills and employment programmes to get Londoners back to work. […]
2012/13 Greater London Authority Budget
Bad tempers as Boris presents final pre-election budget
Boris Johnson appeared before the London Assembly today to answer questions about his final budget before May’s election. The £14.6 billion budget sets out spending plans for the Greater London Authority and its functional bodies – Transport for London, the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority and the new Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime. […]
AMs to quiz Boris on London’s budget
London Assembly Members will tomorrow question Mayor Boris Johnson on his draft budget for the coming financial year. The Mayor’s £14.6 billion budget sets out spending plans for the Greater London Authority and its functional bodies – Transport for London, the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority and the new Mayor’s Office for Policing and […]
After 4 years Boris still doesn’t know how his budget gets passed
In the build up to the 2008 Mayoral election, Boris suggested whoever won could end up needing the support of the BNP to get their budget through. In truth the Mayor’s budget passes unless two thirds of Assembly Members vote to amend it, so it was always unlikely two AMs could hold such power. Despite […]
Assembly to quiz Boris over City Hall budget
Boris Johnson will be questioned London Assembly Members about his 2012/13 budget next week. Members of the Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee will question the Mayor over his proposals as part of the standard budget setting process. The Greater London Authority budget sets spending for the GLA”s functional bodies. These include Transport for London, London’s […]
