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Originally Posted by g jones
Here are the accurate figures
Two notes
However in 2000 the Council raised £3,489,000. In 2008 it will raise £5,315,000. My calculator says +65.64%.
.....so let's look at what people actually pay on their bill....
Hyndburn Council Tax
1999/2000 - Band D 151.53 (This was set by Labour in Feb to start April and the Tories took over May)
2008/2009 - Band D - £221.?? Band A is 147.50
(9 budgets, 1 Labour Budget / 8 Tory budgets - £151.53/£221 = +68.56%)
* Band A works out obviously at 68% as well
4. Daily Telegraph Study
As above. Band A or Band D it is the same %. More importantly The Daily Telegraph used Band D (not that it mattered) for all authorities as this is the Full (9/9ths) Council Tax. Other authorities in Lancashire with identical County Council and Police charges are much cheaper.
I hope you realise your own political bias when you say Which puts it much lower on the ladder in terms of being expensive.
You can see how much is being wasted. It is the most expensive Council in Britain and as Carlsberg would put it ... probably the worst...!
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"Here are the accurate figures" Give me a break!
£3,489,000 to £5,315,000 is an increase of 52.34%
not 68% like you claim.
Band D 1999: £151.53
Band D 2008: £219.65 (as noted by your correction)
This is a 45% increase
not 68%
As a matter of fact it
DOES matter which band you use to compare with salaries.
In Hyndburn
73.45% of people live in Band A(59.66%) and B(13.79%) compared with
just 7.51% who live in band D. How is it fair to compare an average wage with a band that is out of the pay grade of most in the borough?
You are completely incompetent when it comes to monetary figures, no wonder you won't publish your budget. You are no way fit to run the council.
I'd advise you to get some new batteries for your calculator.