Council Tax Frozen for '09 - Hooray!

If you are Scottish, but not for the English, surprisingly this story doesn't get a mention on the Labour controlled media (err, BBC..) but yes people, Scots won't be paying any more Council Tax this year.

Great if you're Scottish, shit if you're an English taxpayer exhausted from rescuing Gordon's Scottish banks with a tax burden that will last for generations.

Of course I'm making this up? Well not according to:

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Council-tax-freeze-across-Scotland.3781358.jp

and

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-493968/Now-English-taxpayers-pay-council-tax-freeze-Scotland.html

not to mention:

http://news.scotsman.com/politics/More-transparency-could-result-from.4994828.jp

So sleep easy, you are doing your bit through the Barnett Formula to keep Scotland happy.

makes you feel good doesn't it?

Waddya mean NO!

It's a Miracle! - no council tax increase in Scotland!

Many of you have just had your English council tax demand - mine was an increase of 3.5% (ish). Whisper it quietly, there is a part of our sceptered isle where there is no increase in council tax at all.

Can you guess?

Scotland (for it is she) has no council tax increase, this is due to the largesse of the Barnett formula that allows English taxpayers to subsidise Scotland. Truly a miracle, if you're a Scot.

Of course this stinks to high heaven, which is why you won't be hearing about it on the BBC or C4 or the other organs of our 'free' democracy.

The Scotsman is quite happy to tell the story here:

http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Council-tax-freeze-across-Scotland.3781358.jp

I'll be asking my MP why this injustice is allowed to happen - not sure I'll get a meaningful answer though, he's a Lib Dem, never a a party to lose too much sleep over justice for their English voters.

Make sure you write to your MP - it does make a difference.

Stephen