Council tax rise on the cards

last bastion of the arrogant...spelling fascists. :)

We have only to look at the countries with the highest standard of living in Europe..those in Scandanavia..who pay much higher taxes than us, higher prices for cigerettes an alcohol, bit get their the services they deserve

'incompetants' who cannot spell! Unmarrieds with children complaining about life! Islanders always moaning about paying their way - but are never in the forefront of those offering to put themselves forward in the cause of civic duty.

Where's Robin Hood when we need him.

The council is run by incompetants who can't add up and rely on people having short memories...only a month ago they 'found' a couple of million extra to build more beach huts and organise an asparagus festival. I don't mind paying more tax...it is a massive problem in this country that we expect everything for very little...but we should get what we pay for..this council have cut services and sold assets and still can't make the books balance.

Yeah why not put it up, we can all afford it can't we? Me and my partner and our little boy can just about afford to live at the moment, the council tax at the moment is ridiculous, I never see any police in my area since I have lived here. If it goes up too much then we will have no choice but to move back with my partners parents. Thanks alot

This is probably to help pay for the extensive repair that is now needed to our melting roads fiasco. Where did the £2M underspend go? bonuses for the baffons who decided to apply a road surface technique which failed in portsmouth in the sameway and in any case only lasts 18months £800 grant well spent, I think squandered is the correct word.

Typical,why not start charging those on benefits who currently pay nothing. By doing this those of us who do pay wont have to cough up any more!

somebody wants a payrise. Something really doesn't smell right with pugh and his gang of godbods

Typical TORIE/ PUGH figures do NOT add up. Two million plus under spend last year and who knows what they have saved this year, with services reduced and jobs going. ITS easy for HIM to say put the rates up, BUT where are WE the rate payer going to get IT FROM? OR is this just another ply to REDUCING services YET again. SOON there will only be PUGH and his friends left or is that HIs plan.

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