During a debate about the Greater London Authority Bill, Charles Walker discusses proposals to make the ever increasing Mayor's precept more transparent so that London council tax payers will know the taxes that the Mayor is levying.

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con): I speak as a former Wandsworth councillor. How does the hon. Gentleman propose to make the Mayor's precept more transparent so that London council tax payers will know the taxes that the Mayor is levying?

Tom Brake: The most straightforward way might be for the local authority-which is responsible for producing the council tax bill, which includes the Mayor's precept-to print two separate bills. People would therefore get their local council tax bill and Ken Livingstone's bill in the same envelope. That would provide extra clarity.

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