Businesses in Kingston want to know why they are being asked to pay the same as those in Canary Wharf towards the Crossrail project - even though it doesn't run through the borough. London Mayor Ken Livingstone wants to impose a two per cent levy to help pay for the line through a supplementary business rate (SBR).
Two thirds of Kingston businesses already pay a one per cent levy for the Business Improvement District and town centre manager Graham McNally said he would meet with the mayor to see if the BID levy could be offset against the two per cent SBR.
22:57, 25 Dec 2007
by Matthew Rees