• Reference: 2023/4330
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Please provide details on the amount of council tax paid to TfL for the years 2016/17 through to 2023/24. Please provide figures for each financial year and provide details on what, if anything, the funding was for.

• Reference: 2023/4329
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

There has been a £70m one-off adjustment from business rates in the 2023-24 budget owing to uncertainty regarding potential repayment of retail relief. This is due to the difficulties billing authorities have had in forecasting the level of retail relief to be granted in 2022-23 and 2023-24 as a result of £110,000 cap per business entity imposed by the Government. This uncertainty could have caused a large temporary call on the GLA's reserves as the associated section 31 grant funding from government must be accrued for in a different financial year to the transfers to fund the related surpluses or...

• Reference: 2023/4328
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

TfL’s current planning assumption, as set out in their current funding agreement with the Government, is that national fares will increase by 4 per cent in March 2024. What indication, if any, has the Government given you over when they will decide on the March 2024 fare rise?

• Reference: 2023/4327
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

The Government has said, “We recognise all councils are facing pressures, so we are introducing a one-off funding guarantee to ensure that every council sees at least a 3% increase in Core Spending Power next year before any local decisions on Council Tax rates. We are funding this by repurposing the Lower Tier Services Grant and a proportion of the New Homes Bonus underspend.” What discussions, if any, have you had with the Government on how this decision will affect the GLA budget for 2024/25?

• Reference: 2023/4326
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

When do you expect the Government to decide on the cap on the police precept for 2024/25?

• Reference: 2023/4325
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

You have been clear that council tax is a regressive tax. How would you like the Government to amend the council tax system to make it fairer?

• Reference: 2023/4324
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

What effect, if any, did the Government’s decision to provide clarity on business rates funding decisions in February 2023 have on the 2023-24 GLA Group Consolidated Budget setting process?

• Reference: 2023/4323
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Has the Government confirmed the final methodology for determining retained business rates income including levy payments on growth and safety net payments for those in material deficit for 2022-23? If so, what effect, if any, will it have on the GLA?

• Reference: 2023/4322
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Do you know which London local authorities have not had their accounts finalised for a) 2019-20, b) 2020-21and c) 2021-22?

• Reference: 2023/4321
• Question by: Krupesh Hirani
• Meeting date: 16 November 2023

Do you know which London local authorities i) had and ii) had not published their draft 2022-23 accounts by a) the statutory deadline on 31 May 2023 and b) now?