Wednesday 27 June 2012

Labour Controlled Redcar and Cleveland Council in top 20 for Council Tax increases


Official reports have confirmed that no Liberal Democrat-run council in England has increased council tax for their residents. This is unlike both other major parties, many of which are increasing council tax by up to 3.5% this year.
Commenting on Labour and Conservative councils’ record on Council Tax, Liberal Democrat Party President, Tim Farron said:
“While Labour and the Tories fight over how many of their councils raised Council Tax, it’s clear that with the Liberal Democrats your money is safest: no Liberal Democrat-run council in England has raised Council Tax."
At every level of government, the Liberal Democrats are cutting taxes for low- and middle-earners and better targeting help to those that need it the most. It is a record of financial responsibility of which we can be proud.
Labour ruled Redcar and Cleveland Council, who once imposed the second highest Council Tax in the land on it's long suffering residents, are, as most would guess, one of those Council's in the top twenty for Council Tax increases this year.

Top 20 Council Tax Increases
Council
Control
Increase
Barrow
Labour
3.50%
Babergh
No Overall Control
3.50%
Darlington
Labour
3.50%
Dover
Conservative
3.50%
East Northamptonshire
Conservative
3.50%
Gravesham
Labour
3.50%
Huntingdonshire
Conservative
3.50%
Leicester
Labour
3.50%
Preston
Labour
3.50%
Redcar & Cleveland
Labour
3.50%
Stockton-on-Tees
Labour
3.50%
Stoke-on-Trent
Labour
3.50%
Gedling
Labour
3.40%
Lichfield
Conservative
3.40%
Luton
Labour
3.40%
Middlesborough
Labour
3.40%
Nottingham
Labour
3.40%
Tunbridge Wells
Conservative
3.30%
Cambridgeshire
Conservative
3.00%
Richmondshire
No Overall Control
3.00%
Source: Local Government Chronicle

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