Have your say on London's budget for 2022–23

Increase the money available for new deal for young people, and for the economy and skills; decrease the police funding by the same amount.

Also affordability should not just be about home ownership, but also rental property.
Regulating the rental sector effectively will have a huge impact on affordability for all, especially those who cannot afford to buy.

Increasing council tax on second homes in london, increasing council tax for homes owned by people from outside london (as they’ve done in Berlin to improve affordability).

£20m seems a paltry amount to spend on tackling air pollution and climate change, especially compared to the amounts being spent in other areas. My kids are so anxious about climate change - my daughter was literally crying about it two nights ago. It is imperative that we do our utmost NOW to protect their future. We need insulated buildings (all these old houses leak too much heat), electric buses, a public transport infrastructure that facilitates journeys around London (not just in and out of London) so that people can ditch their cars for short journeys, protection for our green spaces (no more developments on parks!), creation of new green spaces and funding to look after all the new trees that are being planted (otherwise many will fail to thrive), and more. £20m isn't nearly enough - please allocate more to this crucial programme.

Cautiously 'ok' with the proposed increases, although nervous about how they will affect some given other tax increases heading our way from central government. Money for TfL, Green New Deal and affordable housing definitely needed.

I think the Underground and Overground should trial a hub and spoke freight service. It would take lorries and vans off the road and give TfL another revenue stream.

A similar scheme has been trialed at London Liverpool Street

https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/exclusive-london-gateway-live…

We should also set up and emergency mental health service, and a London Wide emergency social services that work 24/7 who can attend calls instead of the police.

Your attitude towards the small builder/trader is beyond reproach. Not everyone can go out and get a new van. They have to rely on carrying heavy tools on an unreliable underground system carved up by the lord major. The new Ulez zone is a money raising exercise

A greater share of general taxation paid by Londoners needs to stay in London. The north and Wales fell for the lies told by the grifters in the UKIP / Conservative party firstly in the fraudulent Brexit referendum then in the last election. Our taxes support the rest of the UK. They voted for the Johnson / Farage / Mogg scam, they should pay for it.

Most of us in London use public transport. We need tolls on people coming into London from outside the 25 by car. You want to fill our lungs with your pollution? You pay for it.

We have a huge rental market in London - let’s see proper taxation on it and the money given to the London Assembly.

Devolution for London. Let’s see how you get on without us.

Finally, give an amnesty to council whistleblowers in any London council who will point out local corruption. Homes of any councillors, council employees, party members involved in grafts or corruption should be taken to repay the money their corruption is costing Londoners.

What is the benchmark for our recovery. Many promises often tempered by the rhetoric of looking to forever catch up in an inadequate, antiquated, familiar system that seem designed to have the same failing outcomes - crumbs from the masters table to humble the masses? . Perhaps it is like a rotting building that needs to be stripped back to its basic, sound structure upon which to create something: fitting, creative, inclusive, universal and all embracing. We come this way but once. We aught to cultivate the concept of worth that transcends even above the idea of generosity, openness and boundless wealth for all; the concept of moving our species to that level of unimagined greatness. After-all we are sentient beings that possess the scientific technology to achieve any ambition beyond any stratospheric scope.

Curious to know if there are any plans to tackle noise pollution in London? Lots of loud motorcycles (esp. delivery) and others that are keeping hundreds of thousands of Londoners up at night... seems like it would be a no brainer to put up noise cameras and start ticketing people for noise violations. I'm sure it would help fund critical social care programmes, for example.

You have to have a good excuse otherwise they don’t want to know

How do I get in touch with someone at TfL about the Congestion Charge and oppose a Congestion Charge fine?

All you people saying they should not have decreased the time for the congestion charge obviously don’t drive some people have no option but to drive in London like visiting elderly family to take them shopping or hospital appointments and have to pay congestion charge does not reduce traffic go down to the west end and you will see it’s just a cash cow nothing else

- The congestion charge should be increased to £25, the hours should be extended, and the chargeable zone should be extended - private motor vehicle drivers pay far too little for the negative effect they have on our city - and at this time of constrained governmental finances, they should be required to pay a fair contribution for all the damage they cause - noise pollution, vehicle exhaust pollution, road traffic danger, using so much of our limited public space. ULEZ should be extended to the M25.
- Money should be invested where return for £ spent is greatest ... This includes pedestrian and cycling schemes.

It’s unfair to ask Londoners to fork out for TfL’s pensions, perks, and bonuses without looking at cost savings, efficiencies or raising the cost of tickets. Moreover, the Mayor should be doing more to enforce mask wearing on the Tube, as currently too many people flout the rules, and no one in authority challenges them. It puts you off using the Tube as a consequence.

Giving the current position many people find themselves in with tising bills, inflation and other costs several of these initiatives should be cut back.
Housing expendirure is far too large at this point in time. TFL should seek to recover more income through higher fares. Cyclists should contribute to the huge costs of providing dedicated lanes.
GLA should focus on reducing its costs for the next couple of years to allow London s economy and people to recover.

What on earth does 'up vote' mean?

Building more genuinely affordable homes for Londoners - genuinely, affordable, yes. But not in tower blocks which are totally unsuitable for families. STOP giving permission for vast numbers of tower blocks all around the London perimeter, including Ealing, Brentford, Chiswick. You are allowing our night sky to be obliterated, you are causing environmental damage by allowing deep pile-driving, and shuttering and concrete for constructing the buildings, you are not building genuinely afforfable homes for families on an average London wage (c£24 000 pa), but for overseas investors or rookie landlords who will buy the properties and rent them out at rates only affordable to city slickers, not your average teacher, fireman, NHS nurse.

It is unacceptable that the Mayor is claiming it is necessary to raise council tax while slashing the hours of the congestion charge, which not only inducing more dangerous traffic on to London's streets and incentivising driving instead of public transport but cut off their own revenue sources. This flies in the face of common sense.

The obvious long term solution to this financial malady is to institute a robust smart road user charging system.

I don't think the Metropolitan police needs more money. I'd rather that some National functions get moved to the National Crime Agency and that the Parliamentary and Diplomatic protection command is given over to the Ministry of Defence Police. Same for Royalty Protection to the Royal Military Police and MDP instead. The Met should look at Norfolk and see if there is value for money in abolishing PCSOs.

I would like to see a shift to more dedicated ward officers (enough to cover a ward for both early and late turn) to build trust in the Met. I'd also want to see dedicated 24/7 teams for town centres.

Affordable housing. How much of it is needed now that many are moving out of the Captial and is it truly affordable? I'd rather the Mayor do something about empty homes. £4bn can then go into other services.

TfL needs to sort out the problem of fare evasion. Everytime I use TfL someone is being allowed to walk through without paying. I'd be reluctant to pay £20 more to cover that. I would also rather see an extension of the congestion charge zone out to the North and South circular before paying a full £20.

If we were looking to make TfL more green and ready for the future, and replace some of the major bus corridors and busiest routes with trams, like the Cross River tram, East London transit, and Oxford Street instead, I would support an increase

In regards to the London Fire Brigade, I can't work out why an increase of £1.93 is getting it half of the Metropolitan Police figure, when the proposed raise for the Met is £10?

I would want to see more spent on Community safety by the LFB. I think they should work more with the London Ambulance Service to look at closer working that will save money. They have been doing this for at least 10 years now and I can't think of one major initiative or benefit that has come out of it. I think they should co-locate stations and merge control and dispatch rooms

I'd want to see much more money devoted to the Green New Deal