Conservative London Assembly Member for Greater London
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Are you satisfied that you have done all you can to reduce the of cost of living for Londoners?
Good morning, Mr Mayor, and thank you for your answer. You have said that council tax is regressive and affects the poorest most in London and so your very large council tax increase will hammer the poor across London. Will you reconsider this idea?
You have said that you will find £730 million in savings from TfL. Why was this not done earlier? You could have addressed these things that way, but let me move on. You have ââ
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