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April 9th Budget will feature cash incentives to cycle
Cycle orgs such as the Bicycle Association of GB pay good money to keep CPAG operating. The Cyclists' Public Affairs Group is a tiny, but influential, organisation that has the navigational nous to find its way around the corridors of power. CPAG's Olly Hatch and Transport 2000's Lyn Sloman appear to have succeeded in getting "fiscal mechanisms that support cycling" in to the 2003 Budget Statement.
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And, because London's congestion charging scheme has so far been an unqualified success, Ken Livingstone believes the government should push for similar schemes nationwide. This would give a serious boost to the bike trade. Motorised traffic in London has been decreased by 20 percent, making it far easier and more pleasurable to cycle in the capital.
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