Birmingham bankrupt

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

So, you are saying that the tax burden isn't high enough, and that you would happily pay more to be squandered.

You'll find that other councils have had to cover their own malfeasance by raising council taxes by large percentages, but no doubt you'd be happy to pay that.

Mr blank cheque, perhaps you should apply to be an executive at your own local council !

Council tax increases are capped (controlled) by central government.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Council tax increases are capped (controlled) by central government.

Imagine, if the government could control spend in any given area? They could dictate how wealthy or how poor that area becomes.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Knowing what we know then, why do people keep voting the Tories back in?
This country is crying out for a people friendly government.
Why do the turkeys keep voting for Christmas?

They’re out next election

 

[goalmole]

They’re out next election

13 years too late.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Bring back the rates.

Having extra bands for more expensive houses doesn't do much for councils with not many expensive houses.

And yet in the north we have some of the highest council tax for the poorest areas, I live in oldham it’s nearly £2k a year yet in London it’s cheaper! I’m sure Labour under Brown wanted to reclassify council tax, so if you had extensions etc because everything is based on 1991 prices. If anything the Poll tax in that every adult pays their way seemed fairer to me, youve now got a situation where people are living at mum and dads a lot longer than used to, they use all the same facilities as mum and dad but don’t pay, if you live alone you pay less, surely that’s got to be fairer.
However I’m with you rates would be better than anything.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

And yet in the north we have some of the highest council tax for the poorest areas, I live in oldham it’s nearly £2k a year yet in London it’s cheaper! I’m sure Labour under Brown wanted to reclassify council tax, so if you had extensions etc because everything is based on 1991 prices. If anything the Poll tax in that every adult pays their way seemed fairer to me, youve now got a situation where people are living at mum and dads a lot longer than used to, they use all the same facilities as mum and dad but don’t pay, if you live alone you pay less, surely that’s got to be fairer.
However I’m with you rates would be better than anything.

So you would penalise people again for having to live at home? How do you know they aren't putting in to the bills?

 

[Vic]

And yet in the north we have some of the highest council tax for the poorest areas, I live in oldham it’s nearly £2k a year yet in London it’s cheaper! I’m sure Labour under Brown wanted to reclassify council tax, so if you had extensions etc because everything is based on 1991 prices. If anything the Poll tax in that every adult pays their way seemed fairer to me, youve now got a situation where people are living at mum and dads a lot longer than used to, they use all the same facilities as mum and dad but don’t pay, if you live alone you pay less, surely that’s got to be fairer.
However I’m with you rates would be better than anything.

Land is scarce. People should be charged for occupying it. Abolishing the rates has saved the rich billions.

 

[Blue Maverick]

So you would penalise people again for having to live at home? How do you know they aren't putting in to the bills?

one person makes rubbish, two people make more rubbish, three people more, all Adults can use the services provided and pay an equal share, if one person pays £100, then two people pay £200, if you have another two adults living it that house then that bill comes dow to £50 each, yet they are getting the same benefits from the system as the person paying £100! They may well be paying towards the household but they ain’t contributing as much as the 1 or 2. It’s not about penalising people it’s about paying your way and contributing your fair share. Another benefit is they’d appreciate how much it actually costs to run a house these day.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

one person makes rubbish, two people make more rubbish, three people more, all Adults can use the services provided and pay an equal share, if one person pays £100, then two people pay £200, if you have another two adults living it that house then that bill comes dow to £50 each, yet they are getting the same benefits from the system as the person paying £100! They may well be paying towards the household but they ain’t contributing as much as the 1 or 2. It’s not about penalising people it’s about paying your way and contributing your fair share. Another benefit is they’d appreciate how much it actually costs to run a house these day.

It costs more to collect rubbish in rural areas than a block of flats does it not?

Why have a flat rate for all areas?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

It costs more to collect rubbish in rural areas than a block of flats does it not?

Less on Merseyside, as it‘s been pre-dipped.