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Originally Posted by garinda
I always think it's more important for the people that live in a borough to decide if a council is 'excellent'.
They are the ones who have to judge if the amount of council tax they pay, from their hard earned money, is worth the level of service received.
I would imagine the two wouldn't tally, in many cases.
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Of course not, people don't like to be taxed. People also wouldn't understand why they pay more for band A in Hyndburn than their friends or family in the Ribble Valley. The council tax system itself is unfair on low income districts. A district with lots of band A properties and hence lower income for the council than a council with lots of band D properties, still has to deliver the same services. Therefore council tax is charged at a higher rate to the district with mostly band A housing.
Do you trust that our political parties will explain these things so that residents can make an educated decision, or will those with the most to gain scream about how much council tax is?