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Council Tax relief announcement delay nets £20m to Town Hall
Croydon is rolling out a series of covid-19 financial relief schemes for Council Tax-payers, but just a bit reluctantly, as KEN LEE reports Residents of the borough can now access a package of support with their Council Tax payments, including … Continue reading
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Town Hall sneaks out news of its latest 3.99% Council Tax hike
Croydon’s Council Tax will increase by almost 4 per cent from April. That was the announcement sneaked out of the Town Hall by Tony Newman and his numpties last night, in what has become a now near-annual ritual as the … Continue reading
4.88% Council Tax increase gets backing from Croydon Tories
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the opposition group last night supported tax increases in the ‘last Blairite council in London’ The Conservative “opposition” group on Croydon Council last night voted with the majority Labour councillors to see Council … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, Health, Helen Redfern, Ian Parker, Louisa Woodley, New Addington, Niro Sirisena, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman
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Council threatens to quadruple Council Tax bills on empty flats
Our housing correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on the slow introduction of increased local taxes in an effort to deter the borough’s ‘executive apartments’ being used as investment vehicles and not as homes Absentee landlords with homes deliberately left vacant could face … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Butler, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, Labour
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Town Hall meeting told to expect 4% Council Tax increase
Our political editor WALTER CONXITE on an admission from the council’s finance chief that they have little idea how to plan the borough’s budgets A Town Hall meeting has been told to expect a 4 per cent hike in Council … Continue reading
Don’t mention the war! Council moves into the hotel trade
KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the council’s latest wheeze to generate a bit of spare cash by buying up a loss-making hotel The council has bought the Croydon Park Hotel, the 4-star, 55-quid a night tower that’s well-used by … Continue reading
Council Tax lottery offer that is for the few, not the many
Would you trust your personal data to a bunch less competent than Cambridge Analytica? Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest wizard wheeze to promote the council’s crap app In Blairite-run Croydon, it’s a case of “For the two, … Continue reading
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Tagged Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Council Tax to increase by 5% just weeks before local elections
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the inevitable consequence of Tory government cuts to Croydon Council With the local elections just weeks away, Croydon’s council leader says that he has decided to be honest. “We are being honest with residents about Council … Continue reading
Newman’s Christmas choice: more cuts or 6% Council Tax hike
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the new ‘independence’ that Croydon’s leaders has been given to add £100 to Council Tax bills next year Tony Newman, the leader of Croydon Council, and his deputy, Alison Butler, were out with other … Continue reading
