Reply to: Council Tax again!!!

[darmstadt]

For some years now we've been having to pay a tax called Solidaritätszuschlag which is a surcharge on income tax (and a couple of others) which is now 5.5% of your income tax, was 7.5%. This tax is presumably being used to re-finance the new Germany states after re-unification. As far as I can see its built some nice motorways, subsidised inner town shopping and let a load of lazy ex-commies sit on their arse and beat up foreigners. The last time a 'temporary' tax was brought in here was the so called Champagne tax which kind of got merged into your normal tax, probably what will happen with this one. Also you have to watch out when registering here because if you tick the wrong box, you end up paying church tax as well

[Moscow Mule]

Soon to be renamed Richmond-under-Thames?

Every high-tide...

[PAH]

Ours is very reasonable - only gone up 3.5% - God bless the London borough of Richmond.

Soon to be renamed Richmond-under-Thames?

[Moscow Mule]

Ours is very reasonable - only gone up 3.5% - God bless the London borough of Richmond.

[hyperD]

Look at your council tax breakdown, check the "Housing and Council Tax Benefits Awarded" amounts - ours are increasing by 15-20% at a time and make up about 40% of the bill.

It's paying for welfare via stealth.

[PAH]

I'm really liking how they've increased the police payment by 8% and fire brigade by 5%. How about a discount for not having had to use them?

[Spacecadet]

i'm paying less in 2008/2008 than the previous year
and I've not even moved house or claimed for any discounts!

[ChimpMaster]

Vote with your feet - leave the country.

[Churchill]

Well, someone has to pay the LGO pensions...
(Local Government Officers)

[AtW]

Parliament in the mid 18th century (the time when that quote was made in a commons speech) would never have sanctioned council tax valuations with inspectors snooping about inside private properties and even taking photos.

I guess back then most of current Nu Liebour MPs would have been in the Tower or sent to Australia...

[TheFaQQer]

Just got my Council Tax bill ofr the new year

£2001.28!!!!! £2001.28

Jesus ******* Christ!!!!!! It's gone up by over 6%.

******* thieving bastards!!!!!!!

I feel your pain. My bill has just gone up to over £1300 this year!

And it's only a five bedroom house,too.

[OwlHoot]

It was called the Window Tax and resulted in people bricking up their windows. Pitt's Portraits, they were called, the bricked-up windows.

The reason for taxing windows was that they are visible from outside - It has always been unconstitutional in Britain for officers of the crown or their assignees to demand entrance to law abiding peoples' dwellings without a search warrant granted on good grounds (except in civil emergencies or war time).

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. His home may be frail, its roof may shake, the wind may blow through it, the storm may enter, but the King of England himself cannot enter. All the King's forces dare not enter, nor cross the threshold of the tenement

Parliament in the mid 18th century (the time when that quote was made in a commons speech) would never have sanctioned council tax valuations with inspectors snooping about inside private properties and even taking photos. I'm certainly planning to refuse them entry when they come knocking.

[SueEllen]

This country lost it's biggest colony due to taxation, ffs, surely the Govt would have gotten a clue? I am suprised UK people are not revolting

Remember the Poll Tax Riots.

[threaded]

http://www.rottenborough.org.uk/Policeman.html

[Diver]

This country lost it's biggest colony due to taxation, ffs, surely the Govt would have gotten a clue? I am surprised UK people are not revolting

Most of the people are