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GLA Budget 2011: Failing to plan for the future – Liberal Democrat response

February 17, 2011 11:00 AM

• [Feb 12] Mike Tuffrey AM* writes: BORIS Johnson's third London budget fails to grasp the opportunities offered by the coalition's localism agenda and continues to rely on financial reserves to defer difficult, but necessary, decisions . .

I hope that when Boris Johnson presents his final budget before the Assembly on February 23rd he will have adopted the suggestions the Liberal Democrat group put forward to invest more resources in essential frontline services in policing, transport, housing and the environment, cut wasteful expenditure, and ensure no rise in the GLA's share of the Council Tax.

And I hope his last year in office will be characterised by investment and reform for the future, not short-term reserve-funded expedients.

* Liberal Democrat London Assembly Budget Spokesperson.

• GLA Budget 2011: Failing to plan for the future - Liberal Democrat response [Tuffrey, Mayorwatch Feb 12]

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