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‘Give London fiscal freedoms to deliver transport infrastructure’

Andrew Forster
17 May 2013
Travers: boroughs could deliver transport projects for mayor
Travers: boroughs could deliver transport projects for mayor

 

London’s government should have more power over tax and more freedom to borrow to ensure the capital’s transport infrastructure can keep pace with growing demand, the final report of the London Finance Commission said this week.

“London government needs fewer borrowing constraints and greater devolved tax powers to enable it to invest more comprehensively without the need for ad hoc, project-by-project financing arrangements,” said the commission, which was chaired by...

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