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The Mayor’s budget sets out how he will fund his priorities. Before he takes any final decisions, we would love to know what you think.

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  • What do you think are the most important priorities to make London better next year, and why? 

Help inform the budget and share your views in the comments below. We will share your feedback with the Mayor’s Office, Assembly Members and our Group Finance team. 

About the budget for London

Through the budget, the Mayor ensures there is a sound financial plan to deliver his priorities within the resources that are available to the GLA (Greater London Authority) Group.  

The budget goes through several stages, including scrutiny from the London Assembly, before it can be finalised. 

Read more about the budget, what it covers and how it’s set. 

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Traffic congestion is a major irritant (and source of pollution). Charging EVs to enter congestion zone is a terrible decision. Also we must protect green spaces at all costs. Development/destruction of parkland (eg Wimbledon Park) should...

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Traffic congestion is a major irritant (and source of pollution). Charging EVs to enter congestion zone is a terrible decision. Also we must protect green spaces at all costs. Development/destruction of parkland (eg Wimbledon Park) should be rejected (or at least reined in) and understand the views of local citizens in the face of big business (AELTC/Wimbledon tennis)

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I fully agree regarding the development and destruction of parkland and other important green space. The twisted logic of building a carbon capture plant upon the rare marshland at Crossness Nature Reserve makes a farce of our environmental...

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I fully agree regarding the development and destruction of parkland and other important green space. The twisted logic of building a carbon capture plant upon the rare marshland at Crossness Nature Reserve makes a farce of our environmental policies and supposed protections.

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There is still much too much motor traffic in London in all areas and more car free spaces are needed; strict rules on delivery times; remove hail and ride for taxis and Ubers as they are dangerous for those who cycle; introduce delivery...

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There is still much too much motor traffic in London in all areas and more car free spaces are needed; strict rules on delivery times; remove hail and ride for taxis and Ubers as they are dangerous for those who cycle; introduce delivery times whichare specific; more cycle lanes; more cycle lanes; more cycle lanes. 

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Deal with anti social behaviour, noise nuisance day and night, bike theft, licence ebikes , takes three dangerous very fast ones off the road and out of cycle lanes ir shared pathways with pedesttrians. Curb bikes who jump lights and...

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Deal with anti social behaviour, noise nuisance day and night, bike theft, licence ebikes , takes three dangerous very fast ones off the road and out of cycle lanes ir shared pathways with pedesttrians. Curb bikes who jump lights and terrify pedestrians cycling on in payments and not obeying the law.  Tourist tax. Even a small one could raise funds for cultural activities.

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Fix the District line, make public transport better, fix Hammersmith bridge, stop the hate marches, stop the Met Police from arresting people for hurty words. Cut the cost of the mayoralty and cap mayoral precept of council tax.

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All the things you are saying are not in the power of the London Mayor but central government, how do you define hurty words as often they are threats and harassment and deeply impact on people’s quality of life, and banning protests does...

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All the things you are saying are not in the power of the London Mayor but central government, how do you define hurty words as often they are threats and harassment and deeply impact on people’s quality of life, and banning protests does not really line up with allowing hate speech.

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I hope you are referring to the far right when you talk about hate marches. The pro-Palestinian marches are for peace and love and include many Jews.

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License and regulate pedicabs. They are a rip off and dangerous 

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License and regulate pedicabs. They are a rip off and dangerous 

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The law permitting regulation was passed some time ago. It's been with TFL for some time to actually implement but they're moving very slowly.

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Get scooters and delivery bikes off the pavements!

Remove plastic packaging from fresh fruit and veg.

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NO to Heathrow expansion or Luton or City Airport

 

Graffiti litter and flytipping!"Its on going where i live!

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NO to Heathrow expansion or Luton or City Airport

 

Graffiti litter and flytipping!"Its on going where i live!

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If buisness is not encouraged to stay in London, all the things he has classed as important will not be achieved as without the buisnesses the economy will cause great decline in London.

He needs to think out of the box- and have less empty...

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If buisness is not encouraged to stay in London, all the things he has classed as important will not be achieved as without the buisnesses the economy will cause great decline in London.

He needs to think out of the box- and have less empty buses on the road, give free travel to low paid workers- nhs, carers, accomodation to llow paid workers- as long as they stay in the job.

London is declining rapidly!!

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Access to space is too expensive. Seems a bit too difficult to start a small business these days as the costs of a premises are too high. Capitalism is supposed to be competition. 

Small to medium businesses make the bulk of our employers...

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Access to space is too expensive. Seems a bit too difficult to start a small business these days as the costs of a premises are too high. Capitalism is supposed to be competition. 

Small to medium businesses make the bulk of our employers. They are the backbone of our economy and need supporting with costs.

Why do we not stratify our taxes/rates for small to medium business like we do our income tax?  
Going after tax they avoid, legal or otherwise might help.

Can we compete with the multinationals or corporate takeover of our highstreets when they hold all the purchasing power? Need more zoning and such to level the playing field or to provide meaningful access to spaces. There are small initiatives looking at things like this but token. Better opportunities to attempt a business without the risk of being broken by one failure. Just by lower costs not covering losses. 

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Stop population expansion. Stop burning things, because of air pollution. Stop permitting plastic food wrapping, because of nanoplastic pollution. Tax fake fibre, because of landfill. Stop building because nobody can build faster than...

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Stop population expansion. Stop burning things, because of air pollution. Stop permitting plastic food wrapping, because of nanoplastic pollution. Tax fake fibre, because of landfill. Stop building because nobody can build faster than people can claim council housing. 

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Reduce council tax

Get rid of the Mayor for London office

Remove all LTNs and Cycle lanes

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Even low level crime affects how secure   people feel in London and their sense of fair play takes a battering when people steal from shops without any comeback or consequences

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Even low level crime affects how secure   people feel in London and their sense of fair play takes a battering when people steal from shops without any comeback or consequences

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So many like-minded people shown by the comments above, yet they are swept aside and ignored. 
This mayor is killing London - it’s a struggle for Londoners to live with the cycle lanes/lawless cyclists, traffic restrictions and a string of...

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So many like-minded people shown by the comments above, yet they are swept aside and ignored. 
This mayor is killing London - it’s a struggle for Londoners to live with the cycle lanes/lawless cyclists, traffic restrictions and a string of ridiculous, expensive projects mostly promoting ‘ Your Mayor of London’.  It’s a mystery how he was re-elected, despite most Londoners strongly disliking his policies and actions. 
We seem to be stuck in a hateful, destructive grip. 

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It was Boris Johnson who wasted millions on vanity projects. Susan Hall voted against freezing bus fares and free school meals for primary school children. Sadiq's spending plans benefit the whole community.

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Please make our pavements safer for pedestrians. We now have to wade through mountains of abandoned rental cycles, whilst sharing the narrow pavements with scooters and cyclists alike.  Ensure cyclists obey the traffic lights and zebra...

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Please make our pavements safer for pedestrians. We now have to wade through mountains of abandoned rental cycles, whilst sharing the narrow pavements with scooters and cyclists alike.  Ensure cyclists obey the traffic lights and zebra crossings. Being a pedestrian in central London is no longer fun.

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Please just concentrate on core issues like housing, care and education. If that belongs to the Boroughs then support them. The mayor and the boroughs must stop antagonism of residents with unnecessary, divisive and wasteful vanity projects...

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Please just concentrate on core issues like housing, care and education. If that belongs to the Boroughs then support them. The mayor and the boroughs must stop antagonism of residents with unnecessary, divisive and wasteful vanity projects like traffic schemes which might satisfy a few and which are deeply prejudicial to the greater community. Cyclists benefit (without paying a bean) and tax-payers suffer. 

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Stop with the vanity projects like renaming the overground lines, which everyone I know still calls the 'Overground'. Open up the roads and scrap the discriminatory and divisive LTNs to get London moving. Regulate rental bikes and cut back...

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Stop with the vanity projects like renaming the overground lines, which everyone I know still calls the 'Overground'. Open up the roads and scrap the discriminatory and divisive LTNs to get London moving. Regulate rental bikes and cut back on the obsession with cycle lines which only benefit a minority of London's residents. 

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Why are we not asked for our own comments, ideas? I feel these surveys are managed to get the answers the wanted not what the people completing them want.

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There are too many cycle lanes and 24 hour 20mph speed limits that impede buses and taxis. Roads should be freed up to allow free mvement of buses and taxis

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Only 2% of London's road network has cycle lanes. Do you really think that these impede anything, or is it perhaps just the volume of traffic. Try cycling, you'll see it's the cars that impede the bicycles. As fo 20mph, the average speed of...

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Only 2% of London's road network has cycle lanes. Do you really think that these impede anything, or is it perhaps just the volume of traffic. Try cycling, you'll see it's the cars that impede the bicycles. As fo 20mph, the average speed of traffic is somewhere close to 10mph in inner London, so even if you could get up to 30mph you'd only get to the next traffic light a little sooner.

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I cycle, more cycle lanes please!

There are odd roads that would not be out of place at 30mph, just not in the City of London. Bus highways work in other cities and are fantastic. Not sure our roads are really conducive for it but if we had...

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I cycle, more cycle lanes please!

There are odd roads that would not be out of place at 30mph, just not in the City of London. Bus highways work in other cities and are fantastic. Not sure our roads are really conducive for it but if we had less car use.... maybe.

 

80mph on our motorways would be nice.

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Can anyone build faster than people can arrive and demand council housing? Can anyone build faster than the world population can get here? Can anyone build faster than pronatalist groups can reproduce? Can those who cannot afford their own...

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Can anyone build faster than people can arrive and demand council housing? Can anyone build faster than the world population can get here? Can anyone build faster than pronatalist groups can reproduce? Can those who cannot afford their own housing spend their lives subsidising those who sit in council houses with rents far lower than needed to cover the cost of maintaining them? Is it somehow fair and reasonable to give taxpayers' cash to those in no housing need and not with low incomes, while hospice places are closing from lack of funds?

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I don’t believe that Khan will pay any attention to this. It is just a cosmetic exercise. If it does not support what he wants to do he will ignore it. He is off on his vanity projects and motorist bashing.

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Defund the Cycling & Walking Commissioner, instead appoint separate Directors for Cycling and for Walking each answerable to the Chief Operating Officer as are all other modes.

Re-establish a properly-resourced Bus Priority Team and...

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Defund the Cycling & Walking Commissioner, instead appoint separate Directors for Cycling and for Walking each answerable to the Chief Operating Officer as are all other modes.

Re-establish a properly-resourced Bus Priority Team and reinstated London Bus Initiative programme.

Equip every single set of traffic signals in London with a red light camera.

Ensure all traffic signals with pedestrian phases are fully equipped with pedestrian signals across every junction arm.

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