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Originally Posted by andrewb
I have already proved that council tax went up less than weekly wages. I think weekly wages are an awful lot more accurate because they actually take into account how much you work in relation to how much you get per hour - how much people are actually taking home to pay for council tax.
Anyway, services need to be paid for. I don't think it would go down very well if services were cut to further reduce council tax. They're already doing a great job at keeping council tax down if you compare us with the rest of the country, nowhere near the crazy 'most expensive council' claim.
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But hourly rates do have a profound effect on what the weekly wage is, and the percentage increase is still the same . In 1999 median hourly rate (for all workers) was £6.50, multiply by 38 hours per week = weekly earnings of £228.00 or £11856 per ammum, in 2007 median hourly rate (for all workers) was £7.97, multiply by 38 hours per week = weekly earnings of £302.86 or £15748.52 per annum.
I do agree that services need to be paid for.
As a matter of interest do you pay any council Tax?