Next year's Council tax

• howard mcsweeney1

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  11 October 2018     10:24350062
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  Normally bad news when they talk about a consultation.
  
  
  https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/council-tax-set-to-rise-to-pay-for-services-191302/
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  11 October 2018     12:35350064
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  https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/have-your-say/our-budget
• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
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  12 October 2018     09:37350082
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  I some times watch the KCC live broadcast of their meetings.Interesting to watch and see how often our members speak.Yesterday they were discusing the Big Conversation.From our member no conversation.Barry Lewis member from Margate made several passionate speeches.Most relevant he stated with the proposed council increase of 5% how could members take £300 per week plus allowances.On DDC a few years ago members had a cut in their allowances then followed years of no increase.Paul Watkins was insistent that we could not expect to increase the council tax and we had to accept a pay cut.
  I can only say Big Sister is watching.I expect our members to speak up for us .Less photos and more passionate speeches.
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
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  12 October 2018     10:27350084
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  Has anyone else noticed that virtually everything seems to be a target for cuts except for the Councilors pockets.
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• Sue Nicholas

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  12 October 2018     11:32350090
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• Bob Whysman

  • Location: Sussex
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  12 October 2018     16:15350108
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   Jan Higgins wrote:

  Has anyone else noticed that virtually everything seems to be a target for cuts except for the Councilors pockets.

  
  
  .............and also the Royal weddings security! It must have cost a packet to move the homeless sleepers out of shop doorways too.
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  Do nothing and nothing happens.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  12 October 2018     17:12350109
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  Of course this is only the KCC part, DDC, the parish councils, police and crime commissioner together with the fire and rescue services will all want their bit.
• Weird Granny Slater

  • Location: Dover
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  12 October 2018     17:49350117
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   Jan Higgins wrote:

  Has anyone else noticed that virtually everything seems to be a target for cuts except for the Councilors pockets.

  
  I think their pockets have been cut: that way they can drop ever more money in and simultaneously claim they're empty.
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