Cuts to services price of tax bill

AS council tax letters start dropping through our letterboxes confirming the West Sussex County Council increase of 2.5 per cent, your readers may be interested to know that this is not all good news.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Mar 2010, 12:47 BST

Beneath the headlines of this "smallest ever" council tax increase, essential public services are under more pressure than ever before.

Cuts to the youth service budget of 2m have been announced, which will surely mean the closure of youth centres.

Some cuts to library opening hours are being introduced.

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The future of day centres for some of the most vulnerable disabled members of our community will be consulted on this summer.

We all benefit directly or indirectly from these services but they are under threat.

National research shows that, as well not wanting our local services privatised, most of us would be willing to pay slightly more council tax to preserve essential public services.

If the average Band D taxpayer pays a few extra pence a week it is worth millions to the authority – precious resources which could have been used to protect vital frontline services.

Chris Earwaker

branch secretary

UNISON

West Sussex

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