Council tax bills set to rise again under Labour

Council tax bills set to rise again under Labour

The Local Government Association has issued a warning to the Treasury that councils need £1.5bn to plug a post-election council tax black hole, speaking to Conservatives.com about the issue Caroline Spelman, Shadow Secretary of State for Local and Devolved Government said: "People across the country have been hammered with council tax rises of 70% since 1997. It's just one of the 66 stealth tax rises Labour have piled on - all after Mr Blair promised he had 'no plans to increase tax at all'." "Council tax is set to hit £2,000 under Labour.

This year's rises are a cynical attempt to try to limit council tax in an election year. It's a trick Labour has used before - only to then drive rises up again afterwards. Mr Spelman continued: "

The year's rises are double the rate of inflation, and with revaluation next year and plans to introduce new higher council tax bands, there is no doubt we would see even further hikes in any Labour third term. People face a clear choice at the election - Blair, higher taxes and more waste, or the Conservatives, lower taxes and better services."