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Council Tax Monster Hike.

HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 37,481
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  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,993
    As per usual, the Daily Heil tries to spin this to suit its own agenda.

    This isn't a party political thing-local authorities if all types are doing this. And some of the people who caused the problems have left the mess for someone else to resolve. Trying to say "Rachel Reeves" is somehow responsible is a joke-it is the position she holds that effectively forces her to do this. Would be true whoever was in power.

    The biggest disgrace relating to Council Tax is this. On the assumption this year's will be the same as previous ones, there will be a massive lie on the Council Tax Bill.

    It will say various parts of the bills are going up-by 2% here, and 3% there. And all of them except 1, will be true. And 1 will not.

    When your Police precept goes up by 2%, that part of the Bill goes up by 2%. When the Social Precept says it is going up by 2%, it is not the Social Precept going up by 2%. It is the entire Bill-which they do not tell you.

    It is to pay for Council-run Care Homes. Lots of them in poor areas. And none in rich areas. Which is why people in poor areas pay far more Council Tax in any 1 Band than people in rich areas
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 37,481
    Essexphil said:

    As per usual, the Daily Heil tries to spin this to suit its own agenda.

    This isn't a party political thing-local authorities if all types are doing this. And some of the people who caused the problems have left the mess for someone else to resolve. Trying to say "Rachel Reeves" is somehow responsible is a joke-it is the position she holds that effectively forces her to do this. Would be true whoever was in power.

    The biggest disgrace relating to Council Tax is this. On the assumption this year's will be the same as previous ones, there will be a massive lie on the Council Tax Bill.

    It will say various parts of the bills are going up-by 2% here, and 3% there. And all of them except 1, will be true. And 1 will not.

    When your Police precept goes up by 2%, that part of the Bill goes up by 2%. When the Social Precept says it is going up by 2%, it is not the Social Precept going up by 2%. It is the entire Bill-which they do not tell you.

    It is to pay for Council-run Care Homes. Lots of them in poor areas. And none in rich areas. Which is why people in poor areas pay far more Council Tax in any 1 Band than people in rich areas

    Here is the article.

    Four million households face council tax rises up to five times the legal limit from April - as bankrupt local authorities look to exploit loophole to plug blackholes in their books


    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14327603/households-council-tax-legal-limit.html
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  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 37,481
    Actor who claimed council tax illegal to avoid paying it loses appeal


    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/actor-who-claimed-council-tax-illegal-to-avoid-paying-it-loses-appeal/ar-AA1xVMGc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=NMTS&cvid=0f44bf04275c4578951710233af8e01e&ei=166#fullscreen
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 8,359
    "Not a penny more on your Council Tax" Yet another broken promise and lie.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvQbeTk9zJM
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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 8,359
    Millions face council tax rise of more than 5% after government gives green light to bigger hikes.

    Millions of people face council tax hikes over normal thresholds after the government allowed six areas to boost rates above the usual 5%.

    More than two million people will be hit by increases of between 5 and 10%.

    Windsor and Maidenhead Council wanted to increase council tax by 25% but the plan was blocked - instead it will go up by 9%.

    Newham Council will go up by the same amount, while Bradford Council will put up taxes by 10% and Birmingham, Somerset and Trafford councils will all put up rates by 7.5%.

    Speaking to Sky News' Kay Burley, health and social care minister Karin Smyth defended the above normal increases - saying "many more councils" asked for permission to hike taxes, but were refused.

    She said the ones given the nod "are particularly desperate" and need the money to keep "basic services running".

    The Labour MP was quick to blame the Conservatives, saying local government was left in a "really, really dark state" by the previous government.

    https://news.sky.com/story/millions-face-council-tax-rise-of-more-than-5-after-government-gives-green-light-to-bigger-hikes-13302791
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