In message , at 18:01:13 on Wed, 25 Jul
2018, "Dave Plowman (News)" remarked:
There will be no more general grants from the government for
day-to-day running of services from 2018 - earlier than TfL thought.

There will nevertheless continue to be a substantial subsidy from London
Council Tax payers.

Given most will have workers and or customers using PT, why not?

I suspect you are confusing commercial rates payers, and residents
paying council tax.

It is simply a facility of use to them. Same as police, etc.

I wasn't judging whether the subsidy was right or wrong, just that
there's a massive gap between the fares box for *paying* TfL users, and
what the cost of provision is.

Care to give the percentage? TFL is a vast operation so easy to get
confused by millions.

Fares 47% it says he

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-t...-we-are-funded

My guess is there are plenty less used provincial routes that get a far
higher percentage subsidy.

I agree, but we weren't discussing that.
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Roland Perry