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Politics => Local Issues and Matters => Topic started by: Lucy Lass-Tick on September 24, 2022, 12: PM

Title: Council Tax set to rise?
Post by: Lucy Lass-Tick on September 24, 2022, 12: PM
Decisions are yet to be made. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/council-tax-looks-set-to-rise-by-almost-3-as-authority-faces-10m-black-hole/ar-AA12aySv?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b2a75976050b4ebfaf016a6f8e9108eb
Title: Re: Council Tax set to rise?
Post by: seaton on September 24, 2022, 02: PM
After all the ?give always? in the mini budget are they going to take it away raising Council Tax ? Seriously they can?t be asking people to be paying more ?
Title: Re: Council Tax set to rise?
Post by: kevplumb on September 25, 2022, 09: AM
decisions to be made?
I'll have a pound bet on the outcome
money is probably already spent
bunch of chiseller's  >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Council Tax set to rise?
Post by: seaton on September 29, 2022, 01: PM
With inflation running around 10% Council Tax was never going go down was it, the increase in energy costs alone would have pushed up the running costs of Council premises.
Title: Re: Council Tax set to rise?
Post by: seaton on October 03, 2022, 12: PM
This is what Tory Party chairman said if you can?t afford to pay your bills,
The Conservative party chairman said: "People know when they get their bills, they can either cut their consumption or get higher salaries or higher wages, and go out there and get that new job. That?s the approach the government is taking in trying to create growth."