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Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

I wouldn't particularly mind CT being increased if it meant local councils were actually investing in the local area, making improvements, tidying up and modernising towns... collecting bins more regularly... improving schools... etc.

Currently, there are some brilliant modern city centres, BUT cities are dumps once you wander a little off the beaten track (or the tourist track depending on the city).

Mid-sized towns are by and large repulsive. Smaller towns and villages are a mixed bag and effectively it depends on how engaged the local community is; when most of the population is better-off and community-minded they can be nice, otherwise... dismal.

So yes if they want to up my council tax and it's to pay to live in a nicer area, go for it.

Sadly... I fully expect that the price will go up but there will be little if any observable improvement to go with it. And that's when it stings.

They stuck a 6% precept for social care on it about 5 years ago and there is no improvement at all in social care, I dont think most people would mind their CT go up if they could see improvements but things either stay the same or go down hill, also this is yet another stealth tax on working people, the NI increase to employers will be passed on either by higher prices in the shops or lower wage increases for workers, similar with the increase in the NLW, the freeze on tax free allowance will also tip more people into paying tax, I wouldn't mind if they straight out said sorry your taxes will have to rise, but to blather on about not taxing hard working people is just gaslighting and thinking the populus is stupid