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Lib Dem Council Tax Freeze Helps Poorest

by Laurie Eggleston on 10 April, 2010

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Families across Peckham Rye have been welcoming the Liberal Democrat team on Southwark Council’s decision to freeze council tax for the second year running.

We have always opposed council tax. It’s an unfair tax which takes no account of people’s ability to pay. Despite 13 years in Government, Labour have failed to address this unfairness at the heart of the tax system. This is why the Liberal Democrats are always committed to keeping council tax as low as possible. When a tax is made which doesn’t take account of a person’s ability to pay, it’s unfair for councils to increase it unnecessarily, as by doing so you take money from those who can afford it least.

The local Labour party unfortunately don’t share this view. In the final 9 years of their disastrous regime in Southwark, Labour increased council tax by a scandalous 95%, hitting the poorest hardest.

The freeze has been possible due to the money-saving initiatives taken by the Lib Dems. The closure of 60 small offices and moving of council staff to one central office has saved Southwark taxpayer’s millions.

Some Facts About Council Tax:

  • The freeze keeps our council tax as the lowest in south east London.
  • In the time the Lib Dem’s have run Southwark, increases have been kept down to just 12.5%, compared to 92.5% under Labour’s previous 8 years.
  • In 2002, when the Lib Dem’s took over, Labour left Southwark with the 7th highest council tax in London. Now, after 8 years of the Lib Dems, it’s the 7th lowest.

The records speak for themselves. Labour can’t be trusted to keep council tax down.

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