I'm disappointed that despite the interesting outcomes from the Goole budget meeting, East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) has still increased council tax above the rate of inflation. There seems to be an institutionalised view amongst ERYC officers that council tax is a one-way escalator – it can only go up.
Ever-increasing taxes are unfair on the local community, given that there is no competition for local authority services in the area, and I suspect bad for the local economy. This succession of above-inflation increases is clearly not a sustainable policy. It will be interesting to know at what point the Council will call a halt?
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