Thread: Council Tax doubled since Labour came to power
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Old 24-06-2007, 00:00   #13
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Re: Council Tax doubled since Labour came to power
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Originally Posted by Mick View Post
Service cuts, would that be fortnightly wheely bin collections in some council districts?

Let's just look at the TAX we Brits pay ...

Income TAX on earnings...
Council TAX.
17.5 % VAT on about every thing we buy in the shops.
VAT on Utility bill's
Fuel Duty
Road TAX

Without a doubt, we must be one of the most highly TAXED nations in the world.
I'm not going to dispute the tax rises - I agree with everything you're saying. The service cuts though go beyond the much publicised fortnightly bin collections (which haven't yet been applied here) and vary from region to region. Over the past few years our local council has cut back on what we can recycle from home (no longer taking plastics of any sort) and there has been a reduction in visible policing in the area (remember they now get a portion of the council tax).

But all is not lost - I can now get all my my literature from them in what must be about 20 different languages just in case I can't - or won't - read English.
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