SNP focus on 'Council Tax Charlie'
Glasgow council tax up 50% since Labour came to power |
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Tuesday, 20 September 2005 |
 The SNP candidate for the Cathcart by-election, Maire Whitehead, will
be campaigning today against the Labour's council tax and the sky-high
bills in Glasgow.
Glasgow council tax is the highest in the country and has risen 50% since Labour came to power.
A Glasgow family living in a Band D house already pays £120 more in
council tax than the Scottish average while a pensioner couple living
in a Band C currently pays £105 more.
Ms. Whitehead said:
"Thanks to Labour, Glaswegians are paying sky-high council tax.
"Glasgow residents pay higher council tax than anywhere else in Scotland. They are sick and tired of paying through the nose.
"On average the people of Glasgow pay 10% more in council tax for every
band. That is £120 from the pockets of hardworking families living in a
Band D house.
"A vote for the SNP is a vote to end this unfair council tax. We want a fairer system based on ability to pay.
"In fact, most pensioners would pay nothing with the SNP, and a majority of people would pay less.
"The Labour party is directly responsible for Glasgow's soaring council
tax rates. Council tax has increased by 50%, in Glasgow, since
the Labour government came to power.
"This election offers a clear choice: vote for change with the SNP or
settle for more of the same from 'council tax Charlie' and a
discredited and remote Labour Party." |
