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In practice, though, non-Londoners subsidise London transport. "IPPR North annual analysis shows Yorkshire and the Humber will get £190 per head, North East £2
by Doctor_Fegg 9y ago
In practice, though, non-Londoners subsidise London transport.
"IPPR North annual analysis shows Yorkshire and the Humber will get £190 per head, North East £220, North West £680 and London £1,940 per head for transport from 2016/17 onwards."
(From https://www.ippr.org/news-and-media/press-releases/new-transport-figures-reveal-london-gets-1-500-per-head-more-than-the-north-but-north-west-powerhouse-catching-up https://www.ippr.org/news-and-media/press-releases/new-trans...)
- beojan 9y agoThat doesn't mean non-Londoners subsidise London transport. You also have to look at the taxes paid by London.
- Doctor_Fegg 9y agoYes, and still London gets more than it pays: "London pays almost a third of UK tax"[1] "More than half UK investment in transport is in London"[2] 1: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jul/07/london-top-taxpaying-city-uk-report https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jul/07/london-top-tax... 2: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/20/more-than-half-uk-investment-in-transport-is-in-london-says-study https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/feb/20/more-than-ha...