Newham Borough Liberal Democrats

Mayor's bill for Londoners keeps going up - Tuffrey

12.00.00am GMT Thu 10th Dec 2009

Mike Tuffrey, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, commenting on the Mayor's draft budget for 2010 - 2011 which was published today said:

"The Mayor's claim that he is cutting bills for Londoners has a hollow ring when one remembers that for two years in a row he has hiked up fares far in excess of inflation.

"For most Londoners the Mayor's outrageous hike in tube and bus fares far exceeds any savings they will see from the freezing of his share of council tax bills. Boris Johnson's overall bill for Londoners just keeps going up."

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Notes to Editors

he Mayor's 2010 fare rises include bus fares rising on average by 12.7% and tube fares by 3.9%. An Oyster Pay As You Go bus fare will rise from £1.00 to £1.20.

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