The prestigious Institute of Fiscal Studies say that cuts in council tax benefit are certain to affect the poorest families. Thousands of Surrey families on low incomes or receiving Job Seekers Allowance depend on this benefit to meet the cost of their council tax. 85% of the benefit goes to 5.9million mainly lower income [...]
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Surrey is paying for Coalition Cuts
Surrey is paying a huge price for Conservative and Liberal Democrat cuts. Local Lib Dems may try to blame the “government” as if they have nothing to do with it but Lib Dems MPs vote for everything the government does. The Coalition runs not just the county council but every Surrey council. Tories and Lib Dems are making us pay more tax but giving us less in return. The UK is going into recession again, just as experts predicted when they said the cuts were dangerous. If you don’t like what David Cameron and Nick Clegg are doing, Labour is the only party on your side. -
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