Rise in precept

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  20 December 2016     11:08322473
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  Will have to cut back on a lot of things to fund the 3 and a half pence a week rise.
  
  
  http://www.kentlive.news/council-tax-will-increase-for-residents-in-dover-next-year/story-29993553-detail/story.html#XchbSHyxsq8kQ2h0.01
• Guest 1792

  • Registered: 2 Jul 2016
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  20 December 2016     14:57322492
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  Must say Mrs Burke has hit the nail on the head ,Doverians have had enough of DTC ,they are not wanted or needed .And what do they need £14g for .?
  
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  20 December 2016     20:27322521
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  The facts are in the link with £350,000 committed to the "Love Dover" project and £50,000 to keep the Town Hall from falling down before the big money comes in a few years hence that will fully renovate the ancient building including holiday lets that will fund its future.
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  20 December 2016     21:30322524
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  With news like this I can't see council spending going down any time soon. Supply and demand and all that.
  
  http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/coke-smuggled-among-pepsi-cans-117723/
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
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  22 December 2016     10:00322595
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  Having just read comments re the DTCs increase in their precept. When will the general public understand that council tax goes to three authorities,plus Fire Service and Policing.
  I had to explain to someone the other day what part of the tax goes on education.DTC spend money on hospitality trips cermonial etc.In other words the frills .
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• Paul M

  • Registered: 1 Feb 2016
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  22 December 2016     11:52322601
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  I know. The general public are so tiresome. When will they learn?
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  22 December 2016     12:54322603
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  There are many that still think because they pay their council tax to DDC that they keep it all.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  23 December 2016     11:05322638
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  If each recipient sent out their own invoices for their share of the council tax I wonder who the public would think was ripping them off? My guess would be the police service.
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• Guest 1881

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  23 December 2016     11:36322641
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   howard mcsweeney1 wrote:

  If each recipient sent out their own invoices for their share of the council tax I wonder who the public would think was ripping them off? My guess would be the police service.

  
  
  It's a fair cop.
  Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  23 December 2016     18:45322667
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  'If you think the cost of Education is high - just look at the cost of ignorance'
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson