4.9%

[testing times]

They have no choice, apparently because of those horrible Tories. So what do Hartlepool's own 'horrible Tories' think?

http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/hartlepool-council-insists-it-has-no-alternative-but-to-increase-council-tax-again-1-8325431

[ReturntoZenda]

As a mildly horrible Tory, I think its a load of self-justifying bollocks supported by a bunch of utterly revolting 'Tories' at council level.

[akarjl]

As you would expect comments coming thick and fast on the snail site....lets see how long they remain before the Kremlin suggests they are turned off?

[kevplumb]

what's the betting CAB will be in the snail before long saying something along the lines of

well it should have been 5.5% but we managed to keep it down

[craig finton]

tax and spend. hasn't that always been Labour's mantra? increase council tax, parking charges, allotment charges and spend it on tin sheds, pretty artist impressions, thieving councillors and fruit orchards

[mk1]

tax and spend. hasn't that always been Labour's mantra? increase council tax, parking charges, allotment charges and spend it on tin sheds, pretty artist impressions, thieving councillors and fruit orchards

Supported at every vote by the Conservatives.

[ReturntoZenda]

tax and spend. hasn't that always been Labour's mantra? increase council tax, parking charges, allotment charges and spend it on tin sheds, pretty artist impressions, thieving councillors and fruit orchards

Supported at every vote by the Conservatives.

the fcukwits at local level aren't conservatives in much the same way that the cretins on the clowncil aren't representative of the labour party. chancers one and all.