London Businesses Oppose Congestion Charge
6 October 2005 - 12:00pm
Business owners in London complain of a drop in profits and oppose an expansion of the congestion charge zone.
"...as a result of the charge, which was introduced for central London in February 2003, half of businesses had seen a drop in profits...two-thirds of companies have seen a fall in the number of shoppers and one-third had considered relocating out of London."
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Congestion charge protest planned
Source:
BBC, October 6, 2005
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