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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Mayor must come clean with Londoners over his fare proposals – Mike Tuffrey
July 17, 2011 2:37 PM
• [Jul 15] AT Mayor's Question Time this week Mike Tuffrey called for the Mayor to come clean with Londoners and declare his specific plans for next year's fare rises affecting bus, tube, overground trains and also tram travel throughout the capital.
At the meeting Mike highlighted not only the huge rises in fares that have already taken place under Boris Johnson's mayoralty but also that under the Mayor's current modelling of fares, an average rise of more than 7% will take place in January 2012.
Mike said: "A big fares hike is in prospect next year. Before putting his hand in fare payers' pockets once again, the Mayor must cut out waste and examine his big ticket 'vanity' projects."
Mike went on to specifically challenge the Mayor to publish his fares proposals in draft form for the year 2012, so allowing proper examination of them to take place, including the fine details of some fare rises:
"Londoners must be given the chance to examine any proposed increases in fares before the Mayor implements them. That will stop any more stealth increases like those that hit Outer London so hard in the fare rises this year"
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