"The Mayor's has set out some fine principles about the economic development of London, but in reality little else. Setting out that London needs to remain competitive and transforming to a low carbon economy is saying little more than the obvious.
"The Mayor is also proposing a strategy for the capital's economy before even publishing other key strategies. His transport strategy and the London Plan should be integral to the Mayor's vision for the development of London's economy. The Mayor's economic strategy can't stand in perfect isolation from these major areas of policy.
"As well as setting out more specific ideas the Mayor should also urgently address the way that small and medium sized businesses are being let down by this administration. Far from helping businesses at present the Mayor is overseeing huge delays in the payment of bills to London's small businesses."
1. The Mayor's Economic Recovery Plan sets out an objective of paying invoices within 10 working days. The April 2009 update on the Economic Recovery Plan revealed that the level of invoices being paid within this target (as of February 2009) was:
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