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Warning over Crossrail levy
Mira Bar-Hillel
23.02.09

BORIS Johnson's plans to charge property developers millions in a special "Crossrail levy" could force them to abandon schemes.

The Mayor wants to raise up to £300million towards the cross-London link by charging developers £19.80 per square foot on new office projects in central London.

But the levy has angered developers who say they are reeling from the credit crunch and the collapse of London office rents.

Land Securities said the levy will add £20million to its £1billion Victoria Interchange scheme, and may lead to it being scrapped.

A spokesman for the Mayor said: "The Mayor will consider each case in light of its individual circumstances."

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If extra office space is built in central London it will cause more office workers to commute. Just how will they get here? It should be obvious to all, including the developers, that Crossrail is needed. Any developer arguing otherwise is incompetent. Any developer arguing that just because he is creating the need doesn't mean that he should contribute to the solution, is arguing for other taxpayers' cash to end up in his over-stuffed pockets.

- Nigel, London

I hope the developer levy and our hard earned taxes will be used to employ all available and appropriately skilled UK firms, managers, engineers and labour on Crossrail, many of whose survival depends on securing work on this project.

UK firms can provide all the capabilities and skills to deliver CrossRail, and it would be surprising if European or US firms could provide the same services more cheaply, given the current dollar and euro exchange rates.

- mike, london


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