More powers for London

Clearly Brexit is on a lot of Londoners minds especially as we voted to stay in the EU. It does change the game and given our contribution through taxation which helps other parts of the Country we have to consider our own interests as well. We have helped those parts which voted Brexit and you have to accept responsibility for the outcomes and as no doubt the Service Sector will decline over time and the cash pot will be smaller we should be able to have greater powers to decide on our own priorities. That does not mean like the Brexiters we pull up the drawbridge on the rest of the Country but it does mean that others decisions should not adversely affect our own position. So we need the power to decide how what we earn and contribute is allocated as we see fit.

London should be able to raise its own taxes like New York. There should be a special "London Tax" for people who live outside the M25 but work in London because of the higher salaries they can earn. People who live in Central London within the circle line there should be no taxes because they pay their taxes on higher scale already. Those that live within the Circular roads and the circle line should pay a tax for working in the Centre. Those that live within the M 25 and the circular roads should pay a higher tax for working in the inner zones. These taxes should be allocated to the welfare of London and only London. This should not be touched by the Mayor of London or the Govt. for any other purpose.

Northern Ireland population 1.81M, Wales population 3.06 M, Scotland 5.29M, Greater London population 8.63M.
The first 3 all have greater tax raising/ keeping and legislative powers than London. It is time for a change. The revenue stream to London should be on the same basis at to Scotland and similar legislative powers should also be given.

London used to lead the Country with innovative legislation to meet its own needs, but that seems to have disappeared. Britain needs a strong London, particularly if there is a hard Brexit. Act now to get bring about change.

There is poverty in London because we are not able to retain the money we earn here.
From outside London it looks as though immigration, which is welcomed by London and a big part of its working population, is causing urban poverty.
London should be an affluent city for its residents and workers.
It is not and that needs fixing.

No. The arrogance is breathtaking - get elected then consult about gaining more powers....A lot of contribution to London's wealth and success comes from those who commute in from the home counties and beyond. They get no say, no vote, yet pay business rates, congestion charge, high fares etc etc.

More power for London, means more taxes for tax payers, and more power to the self seeking politicians who spend the money, and want more power to control our lives

No, the Mayor already has much too much authority and the capital has the lions share of the wealth because so much business and commerce is centred in London. The government needs to encourage new businesses, commerce and investment well away from the South East to ensure the wealth that is created is evenly distributed fairly and throughout the nation.

Local democracy will always be fettered if authorities are dependent on the budgetary whims of national government. The Treasury's obsession with controlling all expenditure centrally, allegedly in the interests of effective economic management, has no real justification, given its record. In countries such as Germany and the United States, subsidiary tiers of government enjoy far wider powers to raise revenue and spend it as they think best - for which they are held electorally accountable - with no obvious ill effects. There are numerous possible additional sources of revenue which have been well-rehearsed over the years - see, for example, the reports of the Layfield Committee (1976) and the ODPM Select Committee (2004), plus the extensive literature on taxation of land values.

Following the Brexit vote there are worrying signs that business will within 12 to 24 months start to feel the bite of that result. The foundation of London as a leading global city relies on the ease with which to do business in the City but the national government is now considering interventionist policies. If higher taxes coupled with greater interventionist strictures were imposed upon business then this will likely have a negative impact if handled badly.

It is said that London is the powerhouse for the rest of the country and so it is in everyones interest that London business thrives. There is a risk that a national interventionist approach might become a distraction (by taking the collective eye off London) and therefore harder for London to maintain its position. Greater control over local taxes is desirable so long as it doesn’t negatively impact infrastructure, investment and ease for doing business