Crossrail - Pay back £400 mn public monies - No More Taxpayers money

No to corrupt Crossrail backed by Ken Livingstone | 30.08.2007 12:49

The Centre for Cities thinktank (who are these people and who are they funded by) has proposed a 4 per cent increase in business rates to fund schemes like Crossrail but as a third of big business does not pay any tax, where do you think this money will come from? You guessed it - taxpayers ...
PriceWaterhouseCoopers there if you want to fleece taxpayers and fiddle the books. Reuters again makes claims some businesses would support ring fenced schemes but guess what no names of such businesses and no plans to ringfence taxpayers money. No to post National Audit Office investigation

CALL FOR EXTRA BUSINESS RATE

The Centre for Cities thinktank has proposed a 4 pence increase in business rates, saying the supplementary business rate could fund more than 10 billion pounds of investment in public transport projects. In research undertaken with PwC, the thinktank said that the increase could fund such schemes as London's Crossrail and an upgrade of Birmingham's New Street station. Though business groups have traditionally been suspicious of supplementary rates, some have recently indicated they might support schemes that were ring-fenced, time-limited and clearly supported by local businesses.

No to corrupt Crossrail backed by Ken Livingstone

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Right wing Centre for Cities Thinktank

30.08.2007 13:10

The director of the Centre for Cities thinktank is a US and UK crony called Dermot Finch, who is being supported by the City Corporation in his efforts to boost the flawed Crossrail scheme. The centre is based at ultra-right wing Blairite place kown as the Institute for Public Policy Research, which only stupid Guardian writers could describe as independent. The Cities thinktank is funded by another knighted figure Lord Sainsbury, the man who wanted to force the public to accept genetically modified foods. Apparently Sainbury is interested in the contents, ie how much money he can make out of it. They are apparently not interested in social elements such as housing and social inclusion just economic factors - that will be how to fleece taxpayers.

Sorry no can do... the public want proof and people do not want to pay for the flawed Crossrail scheme ...

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Confused

30.08.2007 14:28

Erm... isn't suggesting that businesses pay more in tax for this sort of stuff a *good* thing?

Norville B

City think tank propaganda is designed to fraud taxpayers with Crossrail

01.09.2007 10:05

Norville, to end your confusion, business will not be paying - this is what is called a PR scam

What experience can you share of business paying for anything. This propaganda think tank for the City is designed to make you think business will pay. But have you read between the lines, the money is ringfenced, it has time limits - guess the only people not protected in this apparent deal - taxpayers.
The contribution of taxpayers is not ringfenced, there are no guarantees of what will be paid out at all, there is no time limit for the amount of money they will be forced to contribute. On top of this a large proportion of people living in London will be harmed for a scheme which primarily benefits the City and guess who is paying for it - You guessed it taxpayers in money, residents in the reduction of their quality of life and the environment because they will be using disreputable American companies who have a total disregard for humans and the environment. Hope this ends your confusion.