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HOW MUCH?! 4% Council Tax Rise

Unbelievable that the Wandsworth Conservatives are putting up council tax by 4% when inflation is barely anything.I wouldn't mind paying a bit more if it meant we got better services, but services in Wandsworth keep on getting worse every year now. No wonder people have stopped voting Tory!Where exactly is our hard earned taxpayers money going to? Probably to fund yet more Tory incompetence. We've had enough of that lately thank you very much.

Daniel Shearer ● 2301d7 Comments

Phillipa, I agree.  I wouldn't care which party was in charge of the council as long as services locally were good.  Also don't mind paying a bit more council tax, ours has been very low for a long time.BUT, we need to know where its going and who/what gets the benefit?

Bunny Payne ● 2298d

It is a shame that national party politics ever became involved in local politics.  It would be good to be like those boroughs that avoid it.

Philippa Bond ● 2299d

lowest council tax in the entire country (not just in London) and people are complaining about the rise (4% which is based on last year's LOWEST IN THE COUNTRY rate)is there no sense of a social contract left anymore?  does anyone remember the many years when the council tax rise was 0%?  (the majority of years I've lived in putney, which is about 18)

Mary McCue ● 2299d

The WPCC levy is also due to sharply increase as soon as they are able to do so, by varying the legislation under which it is collected.Under CEO Simon Lee the costs of running the commons has ballooned and the 'steady state' overhead is some 50% more than the levy income. While the commons levy is a small part of the rates bill, and only affect those within the catchment, the WPCC's proposed rise will be significant.What the WPCC won't tell levy payers is that when the rise is pushed through, the additional income won't be spent on the commons, it will be used to plug the pensions deficit of £2.7m.

John Cameron ● 2300d

Strange post"No wonder people have stopped voting Tory!"  Er they just won a landslide victory.Of you council tax rise, Wandsworth went up 3%, and GLA went up 9% so perhaps you should complain to Sadiq Khan and vote for a new mayor.CPI Inflation is 1.8%, RPI which includes housing costs is 2.7%

Adam Bailey ● 2300d

A growing elderly population needing and deserving services!

Philippa Bond ● 2301d

back in 2015/16 wandsworth and richmond announced their plans to merge services with a saving of £10m per annum (presumably £5m each). I wonder how successful that has been, have the savings materialised? If so, how is that money being spent? Would any councillors care to comment?

Adam Tripp ● 2301d