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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Inflation is running at about 0% for non-staff costs - that is according to HMG's inflation statistics, taking the midpoint of the RPI/CPI. So we've nowt to worry about there.
No one gets a pay rise so that's 0% - which is better than in the private sector.
So no cuts in staff and no cuts in services.
Easy when you can do your sums, unlike most labour people.
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What about fuel costs for vehicles (I presume you would still want your refuse to be collected - roads to be maintained etc). What about insurance costs?
Are your personal day to day living costs running at 0% ? I know that mine are not - all my insurance premiums have increased this year and I am struggling to keep my food bills at a 0% and the cost of petrol is now about 12p a litre more than it was earlier in the year.
Try asking pensioners if they have a 0% inflation rate - they are not benefiting from lower mortgage rates as most do not have a mortgage