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Voters to veto big council tax rises - DM

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  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    CLAPTON wrote: »
    spending on education by local goveenment was about 50 billion in 2008

    so using your figure of 20b in council tax for england
    then 250% of council tax goes on education............... amazing


    This defecit has to be cut.

    Maybe we should reconsider a schools building programme.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
  • robin_banks
    robin_banks Posts: 15,778 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Chaos_A.D. wrote: »
    Veto ?, I just wish we could get rid of this tax all together, I'm sick of feathering the nest of these people. Scrap it I say and I'll empty my own bins. :D

    And employ your own diversity officer ?.
    "An arrogant and self-righteous Guardian reading tvv@t".

    !!!!!! is all that about?
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