Tories to save us £72

hank williams · 3rd October 2011, 03:20 PM

A year that's £1.38 a week cant even buy a pint for that.

Doctor Diesel · 3rd October 2011, 03:25 PM

Council tax?

Wise Man Says · 3rd October 2011, 03:30 PM

I'd prefer a VAT cut and think it would stimulate the economy (i.e. consumer spending) more.

What's the odds after this 1 year freeze, there'll be a increase equivalent to 2 years' anyway?

Councils and their tax are a fucking shit rip off anyway. Apart from bin collections, WTF do they offer (and even then some want to go to fortnightly collections)? This whole wave of beaurocracy should be trimmed right down, all these fucking wind bag councillors, Lord Mayors etc who do SFA for their public money and expenses.

Cappuccino Kid · 3rd October 2011, 03:32 PM

I think any cut is absurd under the current circumstances. A waste of funds.

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Originally Posted by Wise Man Says

I'd prefer a VAT cut and think it would stimulate the economy (i.e. consumer spending) more.

What's the odds after this 1 year freeze, there'll be a increase equivalent to 2years anyway?

Councils and their tax are a fucking shit rip off anyway. Apart from bin collections, WTF do they offer (and even then some want to go to fortnightly collections)? This whole wave of beaurocracy should be trimmed right down, all these fucking wind bag councillors, Lord Mayors etc who do SFA for their public money and expenses.

The VAT rate is pretty much aligned to the rest of the EU anyway. the increase to 20% was a long time coming.

Typhoonftm · 3rd October 2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hank williams

A year that's £1.38 a week cant even buy a pint for that.

Fucking can't win can they?

If they were costing you £72/year more what would you do?

hank williams · 3rd October 2011, 03:33 PM

Still couldn't afford a pint Marra

Epping · 3rd October 2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Wise Man Says

I'd prefer a VAT cut and think it would stimulate the economy (i.e. consumer spending) more.

What's the odds after this 1 year freeze, there'll be a increase equivalent to 2 years' anyway?

Councils and their tax are a fucking shit rip off anyway. Apart from bin collections, WTF do they offer (and even then some want to go to fortnightly collections)? This whole wave of beaurocracy should be trimmed right down, all these fucking wind bag councillors, Lord Mayors etc who do SFA for their public money and expenses.

street lighting
road sweeping
market stalls
planning building regs..
librarys
sports centers

the list goes on and on.

Typhoonftm · 3rd October 2011, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Epping

street lighting
road sweeping
market stalls
planning building regs..
librarys
sports centers

the list goes on and on.

I couldn't be bothered to list them!

callaghan08 · 3rd October 2011, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by hank williams

A year that's £1.38 a week cant even buy a pint for that.

not much I agree, but compared to the substantial annual increases under labour (together with cuts in services) its better than nowt

Wise Man Says · 3rd October 2011, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Epping

street lighting
road sweeping
market stalls
planning building regs..
librarys
sports centers

the list goes on and on.

All important services, granted but we don't need the host of people who purport to run them. Look at the makeup of any council and there are so many councillors for different "wards" which are absolutely tiny. Often these people are just party officials given a reward for their work for the party. Are you trying to say all of those services couldn't be run without them?

I'm all for employing engineers for street lights, librarians, road sweepers, skilled planning officials, lifeguards etc but most of local government is laden with unnecessary people, small time politicians who add nowt-WTF does a Lord Mayor do for example?