Why is council tax so high?

Which is why the council tax in Basildon is now double what it was six years ago when I moved here. Currently it's 1500 for a band E property. That will make it 3000 by 2010, 6000 by 2016, 12000 by 2022, 24,000 by 2028,

48,000 by 2034, 96,000 by 2040 some 36 years from now.

Kind Regards, Shane Cook.

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Shane Cook
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So charge the sender for the costs of disposal. A tax on sending junk mail, I'm sure everyone would be for that!

Kind Regards, Shane Cook.

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Shane Cook

Although I don't agree with this, I for one, get pissed off the council doesn't come and collect this stuff, after I've paid my bloody council tax for them to do just that. Why an earth they just don't take everything is beyond me.

Kind Regards, Shane Cook.

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Shane Cook

In message , Shane Cook wrote

Perhaps the council tax is high because the population of Basildon vote for candidates that tend to be on the loony edge of the political spectrum.

Is Basildon still a 'Nuclear Free Zone' as the large signs seen as you entered the town once proclaimed?

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Alan

"New" Labour.

Did you really need help to work that out?

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Steve Firth

"Graham Murray" wrote

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Tim

"Andy Pandy" wrote

Who says they don't apply it to *all* methods of taxation?!

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Tim

"Alex Butcher" wrote

Can the rubbish go in a *dishwasher* at the the end of a cycle...?!

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Tim

I've often heard people whinging "why do I pay so much council tax when I rarely use local services" etc. I rarely hear people whinge "why do I pay so much income tax when I rarely use hospitals and have never claimed benefits" etc.

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Andy Pandy

If you share *any* product, you'll pay less for it per person. That's common sense. If a product is in short supply, should the government encourage sharing or give tax discounts to those who don't share?

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Andy Pandy

"Andy Pandy" wrote

Perhaps you've been listening to the wrong group of people? :-(

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Tim

The reason council tax is so high, is simply because the local councils 'felt like it'

When the government changed from "rates" system to "council tax" i did a simple calculation comparing the gross tax income for my own town (rates vs council tax) - the council tax method amounted to over 3 times more income from same houses than it would gather via rates - neither the goverment nor the public questioned this price hike from local councils - so the councils never had to justify it - hence the public got what they deserved

the reason councils would give for such a tax hike, is their "anticipated" non-payment as a result of the ill-fated pole tax attempt - but charging people 3 times as much, only ensured that even more people wouldn't pay - hence now it's around 5 times what it should be

legitmate tax-payers are being punished severely for paying their tax

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JethroUK

Ho ho, I remember seeing those signs aroung Haringey in London and often wondered if Soviet ICBMs were programmed to change course on detecting them.

Roland.

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Roland Watson

I wouldn't know because I don't use a dishwasher because they use too much energy. A little washing up doesn't kill me.

Best Regards, Alex.

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Alex Butcher

You could try registering here:

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Although they state:

"The MPS cannot prevent delivery of unaddressed mail or mail addressed to 'The Occupier'"

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Fred Bloggs

It is in the sense that you can claim a rebate if you genuinely aren’t able to pay it. Someone living only on state pension is unlikely to pay any council tax. What I don't understand is why personal allowences increase with age. Why is it cheaper for a person of working age, for instance on low income, to live than a retired person able to claim passport benefits (NHS prescriptions, free TV license, discount public transport, etc..)?

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Zac Beeston

Hertfordshire County Council will despose of white and brown goods free at local waste sites. I would rather pay slightly more tax than live in an area where every street is littered with burnt out cars and battered fridges. I would also prefer that the UKs remaining green spaces are preserved at least as farm land instead of being dug up to refill with reuseable materials and remaining toxic for decades later...

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Zac Beeston

Junk mailers subsidise the postal system, sending tons of correctly addressed/electronically sortable mail from single easy to service locations. If you don't want it chuck it straight in your green bin/box.

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Zac Beeston

Why should someone that can't afford to throw away as many large goods subsidise your unusual rubbish being taken away? Have you investigated the possibility that your county/UA council may dispose of your junk if you take it to them?

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Zac Beeston

Tax have risen in recent years because we were previously under taxed, "current" public spending was funded by Conservative sale, at disgustingly low prices presumably because it was the affluent Tory voters purchasing, of the nations silverware. This was happening at the same time that the remaining assets were left to rot. Labour is attempting to reverse under investment and has very little left to sell therefore we have higher taxes.

You can't have something for nothing, everything has to be paid for. Taxes could come down but over the long term you'd probably be spending the same if not more. And the most expensive period of your life, the later years when your body is beginning to show signs of internal rot may coincide with lower income due to retirement. I personally believe public sector inefficiencies and offset by private sector profit margin.

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Zac Beeston

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