Police costs rise (From The Oxford Times)
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Police costs rise
11:00am Saturday 2nd February 2013 in News
RESIDENTS in Oxfordshire will face a two per cent increase in their council tax bills after a rise in Thames Valley Police’s portion was approved.
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Anthony Stansfeld had his proposed rise approved yesterday. The force is also having to save £70m over a six-year period due to Government cuts.
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JanetJ
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11:49am Sat 2 Feb 13
xjohnx
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12:02pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Perhaps the Americans have the right idea about state control and the individuals right of self defence after all.
Andrew:Oxford
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12:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Arkright
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8:25pm Sat 2 Feb 13
12:41pm Sat 2 Feb 13
I thought there had to be a referendum if there was a 2% increase?"
Not doubt they'll find away round it, so we have no say as per usual !
wrongly parked
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11:22pm Sat 2 Feb 13
nic69in
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12:30am Sun 3 Feb 13
Grunden Skip
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2:29am Sun 3 Feb 13
nic69in wrote:To pay Stansfeld's £85K wages of course.
hmmmmm 2% increase for what ????
John D Walker
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10:18am Mon 4 Feb 13
snert
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12:56pm Mon 4 Feb 13
ley.police.uk/counci
l-tax-2012-13.pdf on the last page it says:
The Authority’s net revenue budget for 2012/13 is £371.162 million, which represents an annual reduction of £15.356 million or 4%.
Thames Valley Police Authority has again taken the decision to freeze the police element of your council tax bill for 2012/13. This entitles the Authority to receive a government grant, equivalent to the income from a council tax increase of 3%.
So my council tax bill is going up despite the authority exercising a decision to freeze the police element of my council tax. Am I reading this correctly?
Grunden Skip
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1:33pm Mon 4 Feb 13
snert wrote:No stansfeld said on the radio interview with Phil Gayle that the Council Tax increase for the police had gone through, and he said it equates to only £3 a year for the average householder.
Hmm, according to this: http://www.thamesval
ley.police.uk/counci
l-tax-2012-13.pdf on the last page it says:
The Authority’s net revenue budget for 2012/13 is £371.162 million, which represents an annual reduction of £15.356 million or 4%.
Thames Valley Police Authority has again taken the decision to freeze the police element of your council tax bill for 2012/13. This entitles the Authority to receive a government grant, equivalent to the income from a council tax increase of 3%.
So my council tax bill is going up despite the authority exercising a decision to freeze the police element of my council tax. Am I reading this correctly?
Myron Blatz says...
11:40am Sat 2 Feb 13