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Response to Mayor’s 2008/09 Consultation Budget PDF Response to Mayor’s 2008/09 Consultation Budget RTF
Following discussions with the Mayor, the functional bodies and external stakeholders, the Budget Committee has made its response to the 2008/09 budget proposals. Our main points include the need for government funding for police and fire brigade work on national and capital-city security, efficiency savings, police recruitment and overtime, pressure on the fire services' budget, continued growth of the Mayor's media team, the incomplete plans presented by Transport for London and the unknown impact of the Metronet collapse on TfL's budget, and the impact of the Olympics on the budget of the London Development Agency.