Keith Sansum1
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Is it correct what I'm hearing that although the Kent police has had more funds from the Govt
They are able also to set there own council tax which this year its to be a rise of 14%
"my understanding is that this works out higher than DDC?
We can keep hiking up the council tax but something has to give
How can 14% be justified in todays cut backs
But also we are seeing less police on the beat rather than more
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Guest 1792- Registered: 2 Jul 2016
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Would have thought with services getting less & less ,our CT would get less ,But no after every hike we get Cllrs getting extortionate pay rises ,doesn’t enter their 1% brain cells that we the taxpayers aren’t getting pay increases but we are bullied threatened at every turn if we can’t afford it ,
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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KCC members should have not received a pay increase.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I think the hike is to cover for employing more police officers but I agree 14% seems excessive if they are also getting extra Government funding.
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Captain Haddock
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There is no such thing as 'Government funding'. The only money the Government has is money taken from us by tax.
In the absence of a national police force (which personally I'm in favour of) it seems quite reasonable that Kent people pay for Kent Police.
You want more Police? No problem. You just pay more money.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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They didn't cut taxes when they cut police officers so why should we pay more to get them back?
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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The total police budget is £12.3 billion.
Meanwhile £36 billion went on working-age welfare payments in London alone.
Because we have been busy subsidising unskilled wastrels?
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Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
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#7 Actually we’ve been subsidising employers of minimum-wage staff, primarily supermarkets and logistics companies and the big chain pubs and restaurants as well as the undeserving poor.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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#8 Actually many of them are so useless that they hardly add enough value to the company to offset the cost of their minimum wage and their employment is almost an act of charity to keep them off the streets .....................
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Ross Miller
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Bob I too am in favour of a "Police England" option (pity it is not on the table), it certainly worked in Scotland (after the short term pain of consolidation and the reduction in senior officers and head office functions)
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Captain Haddock wrote:...their employment is almost an act of charity to keep them off the streets.
Another plug for the May elections.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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My point was,,,,,
There was a press release where more money had been given to Kent police toprovide for police officers
yet here we are again hiking up the council tax 14% for more policing !!!!!!!! ????????
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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Weird Granny Slater wrote:Another plug for the May elections.
With similar products, brand recognition will result in higher sales, even if both brands are of equal quality.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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There was a recent press release bob stating govt given more dosh to police commissiner
for more police
now we also have 14% police council tax rise for more police
is this double accounting?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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