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Taxicard
In 2017/18 there were 1.25 million Taxicard journeys.
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The Overground
There are 112 stations on the London Overground.
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The Tube
There are 270 stations on London's tube network covering a total route of 402km (250 miles).
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London's busiest station
Waterloo is London's busiest railway station with around 82 million passengers per year.
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Cost of education
Just under half (47%) of all local government spending in the capital goes on education
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Fall in council tax
Between 2010/11 and 2013/14 Council Tax charges in London fell on average by around £100, or 10 per cent in real terms
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Funding from grants
More than half of local government funding comes from special and specific grants controlled by central government
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Funding from council tax
Less than a fifth of all local government spending is London is funded through the council tax
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Cost of services
Between them, London's 33 councils will spend about £15.6 billion on providing services such as education, public health, social care, waste management, housing and culture in 2013/14
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The housing gap
There has been an increase of 540,000 households in London over ten years but only 430,000 new homes built.