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Originally Posted by andrewb
Claytonender I don't dispute LCC figures (though didn't you get the 36% there?) I think the point is all councils have gone up a lot. Our council has only raised 45% unlike the average of 100% and high of 185%! Credit is due because services still have to be paid for, whether we are in a low income area or not, and central government have dumped councils with tons of responsibility and have not properly funded them, hence the increases. This is across the country not just Hyndburn Council.
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The 36% is if you only consider full time earnings, not all workers.
As for your comments about central goverment not funding local government properly, maybe if the funding was used for what it was designated for there would be less problems.