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  • Question and Answer Session: COVID-19 Recovery - The Next Steps for London (Supplementary) [8]

    • Question by: Murad Qureshi
    • Meeting date: 04 March 2021
    Murad Qureshi AM: Thank you, Chair. Can I address my question on the future of the CAZ to Jules Pipe? Jules, what work has been carried out so far exploring the potential policy solutions to help the centre of London and businesses affected?
  • Land and property taxes (Supplementary) [2]

    • Question by: Murad Qureshi
    • Meeting date: 05 June 2013
    Murad Qureshi (AM): Can I be bold enough, Tony, to ask you things that you have not really touched on in your report? The first is mansion taxes. Our sister city New York has a 0.5% mansion tax for properties over $2 million. Do you see a place for something similar if it was hypothecated to build social housing, for example?
  • Balance of Taxation (Supplementary) [1]

    • Question by: Murad Qureshi
    • Meeting date: 24 October 2012
    Murad Qureshi (AM): I just want to briefly go back to land valuation taxation if you don't mind, given Roger's [Roger Evans AM] comments. I hear what you are saying about local planning concerns that have to be addressed by local authorities, I hear what you say about anything being proposed having to be national and not just London, but you would accept that it would discourage land banking and a fair amount of empty sites? Forget empty properties, there are major sites lying empty. Would it not encourage those being moved on at least and the promotion of jobs...