UK Landlord Forum / Life

I see the tax is on its way up again by 4 %.  In my area they are talking about cutting services,  Can someone tell me how this works then,
We cut your service Sir, and you pay my extra every month.  Fukc off Local Government.

Man, they seriously take the piss.
Where did you read this, B?

Ahh found the link.

QuoteCouncil tax bills in England are set to rise by about 4% on average this year, the BBC has learned.
A Local Government Association study of 100 draft council budgets suggests some councils may put bills up by nearly 5%.

The projected charge for an average Band D property for 2007-8 will be £1,373, the research suggests.

The association has warned that many local authorities will still have to ration or cut services despite the increases in tax.

Ministers say there is "no excuse" for large increases and have threatened to use capping powers.

If increases were to continue at such a rate, householders would be paying out £1,500 a year on average by 2011.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7204745.stm

B, I remember you saying that cutting the baserate won't make much difference because the government will only add costs onto other services!

Looks like you were right

Yes, I heard that this morning too. I think they're taking the pi$$ tbh. And at my place the maintenance fee is now higher than the Council Tax, so if they put the tax up undoubtedly the rubbish maintenance company will see it as an excuse to increase their fees too.

I'd like to see a bit more granularity of reporting for all these charges - and some rigorous investigation into the claims that the reason it needs to go up is that they're getting less from central government. Where's our f***ing money gone Gordon? Oh yeah, you gave it all to Northern Rock.

V

If any business put their prices up 4% every year they would be out of business !