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2.8% and money to sort out Social Care

So we have announced a 2.8% Council Tax increase (lowest in the Metropolitan Region) and also an additional £30 Million plus for Social Care.

We also have set our sights on sorting out the problems in Housing. I think there is now a general recognition that we mean what we say when we talk about sorting out the problems in Birmingham.

Comments

Bob Piper said…
In Sandwell we haven't set our Council Tax... and I was told by a colleague in Dudley that their Tories were going for a zero rate increase... even lower than their Tory/Liberal colleagues in Birmingham. Is that a false rumour John?
John Hemming said…
We understood Dudley were going for 2.8%
Bob Piper said…
You are likely to be closer to them (politically, anyway) than we are.
John Hemming said…
To the extent that I am relying on information from the Conservatives you have a point. I am not relying on information from Labour as to what the Conservatives will do.

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