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  • Balance of Taxation (Supplementary) [4]

    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 24 October 2012
    Goodness me. I think this is a very worthwhile debate although it may seem a bit arid to some observers and we need to make sure we do not get too academic about it. Would you agree with me that around the world probably the single greatest source of income for city governments tends to be, in one shape or form, from properties? You have said a couple of times now that property taxes are so visible and so potent that virtually all political parties play 'chicken' with each other. Well, the opposite of 'chicken'; they are scared to look...
  • PPP

    • Reference: 2005/0022-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 06 April 2005
    What is your assessment of the current state of the PPP?
  • Vandalism on Buses

    • Reference: 2005/0062-1
    • Question by: John Biggs
    • Meeting date: 06 April 2005
    Further to my previous question asked in 2003 (1032/2003), please can you advise what progress has been made to tackle the epidemic of vandalism on buses in South East London, and whether offences have decreased as a result.