Smith calls for boroughs to be handed vehicle excise duty share

By Dan Peters | 20 September 2023

Devolved funding from vehicle excise duty should be allocated directly to the capital’s 32 boroughs instead of via Transport for London (TfL), an influential council leader has argued.

London Councils has named devolution of VED as one of ‘immediate priorities for funding reform to deliver greater financial autonomy’.

Want full article access?

Receive The MJ magazine each week and gain access to all the content on this website with a subscription.

Full website content includes additional, exclusive commentary and analysis on the issues affecting local government.

Already a subscriber? Login

Whitehall Finance Local Government Association London Councils Politics Devolution Roads Fiscal Freedom General Election Transport Fiscal devolution
Top