What are council taxes all about?

[Gandalf]

How terribly generous! Obviously the irony is drooling down my mouth by the bucket load.

BBC News - George Osborne extends council tax freeze

Under Labour my council tax went from £700 to £1900 in under 10 years.

The part in bold is the comment of someone over at that article. It is disgusting that council tax was able to rise at those rates. There is just no reason for it to be that much. Councils appear to plan footpaths and take your rubbish away, I don't see why it is costing anyone 40 quid a week. Then there is your income tax and VAT, it's a wonder people have any money at all and there is Cameron telling people to pay their credit card bills. WTF? What planet is that man on?

[Ghost]

Council Taxes are there just to piss the working man off, make it easy for the rich to get their boats closer to home and keep themselves in a job.


Shoot em all, I say.

[Saddo]

In Germany I was Paying £100 a year....

I'n the 80's Thacher increased it ten fold and called it Poll Tax... there was almost a civil war so what did they do?

scrapped the Poll Tax and brought in council Tax charging the same high rate and everyone was happy ?!?!?!?!?

[Gandalf]

In Germany I was Paying £100 a year....

I'n the 80's Thacher increased it ten fold and called it Poll Tax... there was almost a civil war so what did they do?

scrapped the Poll Tax and brought in council Tax charging the same high rate and everyone was happy ?!?!?!?!?

Germany has it right. I pay about 20 quid a year out here.

I am curious to know what the American's here pay in local taxes as a comparison. But for sure, it is beyond me how people have accepted council tax and furthermore accepted it rising beyond inflation year after year. These so called plugs by the Tories are nothing more than shielding what are in reality continued increases.

Council tax is madness.

[BIG H]

I would rather pay for the services as and when they need them. If you need the police it takes 3 days for them to come around anyway

Basically (as they say on talk sport) it's no longer 'Great' Britain, it's 'Rubbish' Britain - we are going down hill fast

[Master]

I would rather pay for the services as and when they need them. If you need the police it takes 3 days for them to come around anyway

Basically (as they say on talk sport) it's no longer 'Great' Britain, it's 'Rubbish' Britain - we are going down hill fast

Do not listen to that station about politics it is right wing daily mail crap. Beside the conservatives will freeze it for the next year.

[Gandalf]

I would rather pay for the services as and when they need them. If you need the police it takes 3 days for them to come around anyway

Basically (as they say on talk sport) it's no longer 'Great' Britain, it's 'Rubbish' Britain - we are going down hill fast

Do not listen to that station about politics it is right wing daily mail crap. Beside the conservatives will freeze it for the next year.

But once again costs will rise beyond inflation and the Tories seem to just be plugging the difference beyond that. It's a stop gap measure is just a years delaying tactic. The inflation busting rises will be sure to return whenever the economy recovers to a marginal degree.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Master that's been going on since the 80's under Thatcher, I'm surprised there are any council houses left!

Another unsustainable bubble.

[Master]

Master that's been going on since the 80's under Thatcher, I'm surprised there are any council houses left!

Another unsustainable bubble.

How can you allow council tenants, many on benefits be allowed to buy houses on the cheap and sell them for big profit, whilst other hard working people are paying mortgages just to keep a roof over their head. Oh yes when you want their votes..