Council Tax has gone through the roof under Mr. Blair 02/04/05

Hard-working families and pensioners paying +£1,769 more in tax in Haringey

The Government has published council tax figures for each council in the country, exposing that bills are rising by above inflation yet again across Britain. In Haringey, council tax will be £1,323 for the forthcoming year on Band D bills. Yet new research has shown that council tax bills are now 160%
of their 1997 level. In total, the typical household in Haringey has paid £1,769 more council tax in total under the current Government.

Speaking as new bills hit his and other resident's doorsteps in Haringey, William MacDougall, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for the Tottenham half of Haringey, said:

"The typical family in Haringey has lost nearly £2,000 in higher council tax bills since Labour came to power, despite Tony Blair's pledge that he had 'no plans to increase tax at all'. I fear that bills will rise even higher in any Labour third term, due to more fiddled funding, new council tax bands
and a rigged council tax revaluation. Liberal Democrats in Parliament have voted with Labour to support these tax hikes.

"Labour have turned council tax into the ultimate stealth tax - engineered y Mr Blair to rise by above inflation every year, with Haringey residents facing the double whammy of Labour in power locally as well.

"Britain needs to change direction; hard-working families and pensioners who have saved for security in retirement all deserve better. Conservatives will introduce a 50% discount on council tax for the 65s and over, block Labour's plans for new bands and a rigged revaluation, and review Labour's changes to the funding settlement, so local people can obtain a fairer deal."

ENDS.