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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:39 pm
by shrews
Are council tax bill came the morning and for once it was a pleasant surprise no change from last years in payment each month. [:)]
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:48 pm
by kallis3
They've remained the same for the last two years - can't see it lasting though!!!
Dreading the budget on Wednesday!!
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:16 pm
by footiemad
Mine went up £1 per month
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:18 pm
by kallis3
I know some said they were putting the costs up - hardly seems worth it for £1 a month!!
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:19 pm
by lem
I'm dreading when they do put them up again as I think they will rocket with them being held for the last year and possibly the next.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:26 pm
by RRones
I read some where that the council tax has being frozen for 5 years. Mine is the same as last year but how long will that last
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:20 pm
by kallis3
I don't think it has been frozen for five years. It has been for last year and this year but, as evidenced above by footiemad, some councils are putting the prices up.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:45 pm
by MRBLUESKY
This might seem strange but mines gone up the normal amount aprox 3.5% but having read the explanation for it and all the info regarding where the money goes police firebrigade etc i actually agree with the rise.the reason being the government have offered a one off subsidy to the council if they freeze council tax bills,its like being offered a one off lump sum instead of a payrise so in future the council will have to put up the bills higher to meet the shortfall.Anyway thats how i understand it.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:49 pm
by Foggy
At the end of the day, as much as a CT freeze is welcome, initially, we will "pay" for it in lost services!
Like Jan, I am dreading the Budget, which is hailed as "a workers Budget" ... however, the coalition definition of workers seems different to mine !!
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:05 pm
by kallis3
I agree Foggy - I know I am going to be a lot worse off after Wednesday.
As regards Council Tax, mine is exactly the same this year as it has been for the past two.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:09 pm
by Shining
Mine arrived today and remains the same. x
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:14 pm
by MRBLUESKY
Exactly foggy and or lost services which i forgot to mention.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:25 pm
by kallis3
Wonder how many of us in an IVA will struggling come Wednesday?
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:33 pm
by Skippy
Our council tax has gone up by a couple of pounds per month. I don't feel we get much for it, and when they waste it paying idiots like the woman who knocked on the door this afternoon I begrudge every penny. She came to talk to us about loft and cavity wall insulation but obviously either she or the council are too stupid to realise we live in a downstairs maisonette with solid brick walls! A complete and utter waste of time!
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 11:37 pm
by Andy1964
font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:<hr height="1" noshade>Originally posted by Foggy
Like Jan, I am dreading the Budget, which is hailed as "a workers Budget" ... however, the coalition definition of workers seems different to mine !!
I think they mean they're going to work the budget right up us [:0].......bar stewards[:D]