Call for say in tax hikes

ROYAL BOROUGH: A petition draft budget for 2021/22, calling for a referendum members of The Borough to allow residents First have suggested to decide the future of asking residents if they their council tax is set to would prefer a larger go live in the coming days. council tax hike to protect

After a launch event on valuable services from Monday held by members further cuts. of The Borough Speaking at the launch, First, a petition has been Councillor Geoff Hill created and is under review (TBF, Oldfield) said: “Yes from the borough’s it is expensive, £200,000 in democratic services. the current climate with

The petition calls for the pressure the borough the council to hold a referendum, is under. which could “What I would say is cost around £200,000, to democracy is expensive give residents a say on and democracy is a very whether council tax difficult system to run, it’s should be increased the hardest system of running above the five per cent a country in the cap. world, I also believe it’s

The Borough First the very best.

Members have suggested “You can’t put a price on that residents may prefer democracy and freedom a larger council tax hike and get people the opportunity in 2022/23 instead of to express their seeing further cuts to views in a fair and transparent crucial services over the way.” next five years. The council leader, Andrew

With a multitude of Johnson, has been cuts announced in the contacted for comment.