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tim... · January 8th 18, 05:44 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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In article ,
(Recliner) wrote:

On Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:33:05 -0600,
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In article ,
(Recliner) wrote:

On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 12:09:56 +0000, Roland Perry
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eptember.org, at 11:17:32 on Mon, 8 Jan 2018, Recliner
remarked:

How do you know what the cost of political upheaval after raising
taxes is likely to be?

But they wouldn't raise taxes. They'd just borrow the money more
cheaply, thus ultimately reducing future taxes.

What makes you think they have the power to borrow the money
required?

Are you joking? Of course the Treasury can borrow more. It does so
all the time.

But the Treasury has to give TfL permission to borrow through them. And
they aren't.

I agree, but as I'm saying that's increasing the costs. Or TfL could
be allowed to issue its own bonds, which wouldn't be quite as cheap as
doing it through the Treasury, but would be a fraction of the cost of
a sale and leaseback of an old Tube fleet.

The Government don't care. They want to punish Labour for the fares
freeze.

Hm

I wonder what their plan is to win back the mayoralty in 2020 - only a 50%
fare increase?

tim