As we are all living longer homeowners see the potential inheritance being wiped away by a looming care bill.
Any sincere reading of the British economy since 2010 need acknowledge one basic thing: that the essential problem with the modern economy isn’t income inequality, but a lack of income.
One option is that as well as revaluation, there would be changes to the bands themselves. The system would become more progressive as a result.
The most significant issue was the attack on car-ownership. Council Tax rises were also unpopular. Attempts by residents to renovate their properties, via the addition of dormer roofs or loft extensions, have been resisted.
Given the potential for further significant increases, it is surely time to question why Suffolk has so many local authorities.
We need a Mayor who will be upfront with people, not someone who brushes things under the carpet.
Rewarding financially incontinent local authorities, with the consequent demotivating effects on work for their residents, is a road to ruin.
We have a Children’s Social Services Department that has been rated as inadequate by OFSTED and things are so bad that a Commissioner has been sent in to oversee the necessary improvements.
After 13 years in power, Labour’s legacy is one of debt, lower quality services, and higher taxes. We need reforms to limit debt and encourage a sharper focus on efficient service delivery.
We replaced all our inefficient halogen street lights with LED bulbs. That one change has saved taxpayers in maintenance costs but has also reduced carbon emissions by a staggering 84 per cent.
Obfuscation about realistic Children and Families Trust costings has merely put off the evil day about recognising that the Council is operationally bankrupt
One of the biggest myths propagated by public sector unions is that it’s cheaper to employ a council officer – complete with a gold-plated final salary pension and a hugely generous set of terms and conditions – than a fixed-term interim on a higher annual salary.
Secret documents have included termination arrangements with officers and reports from external solicitors into scandalous failings in the service provided to children with special needs.
One option would be to impose a lower cap, or even a freeze, on council tax rises for councils who haven’t published at least draft accounts. After all, should they be asking for yet more cash from hard-pressed households when they won’t even say how they’re spending it?
This could lay the foundation for a rollout of proportional property taxes beyond developers to homeowners. Councils could abolish the regressive and outdated council tax system and instead bring in their own local taxes.