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Originally Posted by Gayle
The thing is Joan, regardless of what the Hyndburn Borough Council portion of the Council Tax will be - I accept that it is a 7% increase - it is irrelevant here because as far as the people of Hyndburn are concerned the amount of money that they have to pay will increase by 3.6%.
For the Conservatives clearly it is better to say that the overall bill is only increased by 3.6%, for Labour it is more important to state that the Conservatives are raising the HBC portion by 7%.
If you want my honest opinion I think both parties are using the figure that suits them best and by both digging in your heels no one's finding out the real facts.
Can someone tell me what the actual benefit to the people of Hyndburn will be based on Labour's budget and including all the other factors.
I maintain my point that no one cares about the HBC portion, all they care about is the overall increase that will affect their pocket.
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I sure that you are right Gayle, people, want to know how much it's going to cost them.
But people are also want to know what they going to get for their money in terms of services provided
A lot of the budget as you know Gail is spoken for,and it doesn't matter which party is in control. The council as statuary responsibilities, to meet, money is also ring fenced for certain projects.
What we are essentially talking about is tinkering at the edges. One party thinks we should be spending money on this , the other party thinks we should be spending on that.