Does the TfL make money?

fares income, which is TfL's largest source of income (£4.9 billion); other income, including from commercial activity and income from the Congestion Charge (£1.2 billion); grants, including business rates (£3.4 billion); and. borrowing and cash reserves (£0.9 billion).



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Total debt (including leases) decreased in the quarter from some small maturities of existing borrowing, which have been refinanced. Our Budget for 2023/24 is to deliver an operating surplus of £79m, demonstrating our achievement of financial sustainability.

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TfL lost 95% of its fares income when the pandemic hit, and while passenger numbers on the Tube have recovered to roughly 65% of normal use, the transport body continues to struggle because “many commuters have not returned to a five-day week while there are few international tourists”, said the Standard.

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As set out in Transport for London's Quarter 3 (Financial year 2018/19) performance report, available online at https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/quarterly-progress-reports, the current total debt is £11.6 billion, of which £10.3 billion is long term debt.

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The average Transport for London salary ranges from approximately £27,699 per year for Administrative Assistant to £73,565 per year for Software Engineering Manager. The average Transport for London daily wage ranges from approximately £80.00 per day for Business to £391 per day for Senior Data Modeler.

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The highest amount of pay was given to Jim Crawford, Crossrail's Chief Programme Officer, who earned £499,447.

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Most salary levels are just based on supply and demand economics really. What makes tube drivers different is the ability of their unions to make the supply of drivers extremely tight (and thus drive up their pay).

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256. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 provides that TfL is not to be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown or as enjoying any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown and its staff and property are not to be regarded as civil servants or property of the Crown.

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