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Stop
soaring council taxes |
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2
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Greater
say for local people on planning |
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3
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Protect
the countryside |
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4
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Encourage
affordable housing |
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5
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End
war on motorists |
Conservatives
would like to see decisions on local issues, made locally and without
interference by Westminster. For example, Bournemouth Hospital is
currently prevented from expanding its car park due to Westminster
guidelines.
We would like
to see a fairer council tax. From 1992 to 1997 council tax was not
an issue. It was a fair system which allowed councils, along with
government grants, to run their budgets.
Labour
Since
1997, Labour has used council tax as its biggest stealth tax. To
make matters worse, Labour altered the formula for government grants
meaning national money for councils has been shifted from the South
of England to the North.
Lib
Dems
The Lib Dems promote the idea of a 'local income tax' but fail to
mention the costs of the army of civil servants who would have to
work in the Town Hall in order to run the scheme. They also do not
mention that the average working family would be £692 worse
off. Nor do the Lib Dems mention the 40 other taxes they would like
to see, including a Regional Assembly tax.
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