The early morning discussion for today in the office seems to have revolved around what percentage value for money you think you receive in return for the amount of tax you pay.
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200%-20%60.00%1221%-40%5.00%141%-70%25.00%571%-100%5.00%1More than 100%5.00%1 -
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Don't get me wrong, I think there's an awful amount of waste, bad decisions on expensive logos, MPs taking the piss with expenses, too much spent on benefits for the lazy, wars abroad etc etc etc but it's no Zimbabwe, so I vote for about 50%.
<MrRobin in my-council-tax-bill-isn't-actually-that-high mode>It's about time I changed this sig...Comment
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