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| Mayor of London doubles council tax rise for policing fund | Mayor of London doubles council tax rise for policing fund |
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| London's mayor has nearly doubled a planned rise in council tax he says will raise £16m more to fight crime. | London's mayor has nearly doubled a planned rise in council tax he says will raise £16m more to fight crime. |
| A London household in Band D will pay £332 to City Hall next year, a 3.6% increase from £320.51 last year. In December Sadiq Khan proposed to increase on council tax by 2%. | A London household in Band D will pay £332 to City Hall next year, a 3.6% increase from £320.51 last year. In December Sadiq Khan proposed to increase on council tax by 2%. |
| The fund will pay to fast-track an extra 600 police officers next year. | The fund will pay to fast-track an extra 600 police officers next year. |
| Mr Khan said he had "no choice" but increase the policing element of the council tax by the maximum amount. | Mr Khan said he had "no choice" but increase the policing element of the council tax by the maximum amount. |
| He said: "The government still fails properly to fund the Metropolitan Police. | He said: "The government still fails properly to fund the Metropolitan Police. |
| "Despite all of the evidence, ministers do not recognise the impact that their systematic cuts to policing and youth services have had in London since 2010. | "Despite all of the evidence, ministers do not recognise the impact that their systematic cuts to policing and youth services have had in London since 2010. |
| In 2019 there were 154 murders in London. | In 2019 there were 154 murders in London. |
| Despite a drop nationally, homicides in London rose for a third successive calendar year to the highest level since 2008. | |
| The Met Police said tackling violence remained a top priority, adding that it had anti-knife crime plans specific to boroughs and aimed to have more than 32,000 officers by summer 20200. | The Met Police said tackling violence remained a top priority, adding that it had anti-knife crime plans specific to boroughs and aimed to have more than 32,000 officers by summer 20200. |
| In July the Home Office announced plans to recruit of 20,000 new police officers in England and Wales | In July the Home Office announced plans to recruit of 20,000 new police officers in England and Wales |
| The Met Police Commissioner has requested 6,000 of these additional officers, supported by the Mayor of London. | The Met Police Commissioner has requested 6,000 of these additional officers, supported by the Mayor of London. |
| The proposed council tax increase will raise an additional £15.7m, which will be used to bring forward the introduction of 600 extra police officers from 2021-22 to next year, Mr Khan said. | The proposed council tax increase will raise an additional £15.7m, which will be used to bring forward the introduction of 600 extra police officers from 2021-22 to next year, Mr Khan said. |
| Since his first budget in 2017-18 Mr Khan has increased Great London Authority's council tax precept by 19%, from £280 a year for a Band D property. | Since his first budget in 2017-18 Mr Khan has increased Great London Authority's council tax precept by 19%, from £280 a year for a Band D property. |
| The Green Party are calling for £18m to be made available in the budget to make all toilets on Transport for London's network free and add 32 new automatic toilets. | The Green Party are calling for £18m to be made available in the budget to make all toilets on Transport for London's network free and add 32 new automatic toilets. |
| Caroline Russell, Green Party assembly member, said: "People who have to plan their journeys around toilets, particularly older Londoners, those with a disability or medical condition and people with children, shouldn't have their lives limited by a lack of loos." | Caroline Russell, Green Party assembly member, said: "People who have to plan their journeys around toilets, particularly older Londoners, those with a disability or medical condition and people with children, shouldn't have their lives limited by a lack of loos." |
| The Liberal Democrats have called for the Silvertown Tunnel to be cut from the budget. | |
| Caroline Pidgeon, the Lib Dems' sole assembly member, called for the £1bn contract to be spent on "public transport, walking and cycling projects". |