Sandwell's Death Tax

You work hard you never claim on society you scrimp & save for a mortgage you're sensible enough to put a few bob aside for a decent funeral when you go, then in your 50's or 60's you lose your job, then Sandwell come along after your saved up funeral money.

Sandwell have lowered the capital cut off limit for Council tax reduction (CTR)  from £16,000 to £6,000

I went to my old mates funeral just 3 weeks ago and that cost £4800 just for the funeral without

the wake and other expenses

So this means some residents will have to pay council tax from their funeral money

  Blogger said

Other authorities have kept this part of CTR the same, Well done Sandwell a Death Tax

Will Sandwell now come for your Death and Divi money ??

http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/info/200207/council_tax/2019/local_council_tax_reduction_scheme

Sandwell Council Tax Frozen Again

The Conservative led Coalition have given Sandwell the money to freeze your council tax for a further year

Labour controlled Sandwell could have said No, but they decided to accept the Governments money

When Labour were in Government your Council Tax doubled

Since the Conservative led Coalition have been in Government your council tax has not moved and thanks to the Conservatives' third year council tax freeze initiative, when you compare council tax to inflation it means that council tax has fallen in real terms by 9.5 per cent under this Government

Blogger said

Labour are still wasting money and with a Conservative led council we could LOWER your council tax and still improve services

Labour just so good at spending your tax money and when they run out they borrow some more to spend  

Tipton Horses

This story gets worse, a few years ago Sandwell Council in their wisdom decided to remove a number of horses from the Tipton area which traditionally had grazed on council land.

Back in November 2011 the BBC even ran a story that the Tipton horses could be sold at auction if not reclaimed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-15596742

the problem was Seized horses could be retrieved by owners but only at a cost of £2,000 a very large sum.

Horse owners put on horse drawn processions appeared on TV and Radio asking Labour to reconsider.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-15212175

Even the local Conservative councillor appeared on TV asking for the Labour run council to reconsider and relent on their plans,

                Labour did not listen, and the horses disappeared.

Now following revelations from the National farmers union it seems Tipton Horses may have gone for food

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/farmers-warning-flygrazing-horses-smuggled-1728525

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2013/02/27/fears-on-stray-horses-in-tipton-being-used-for-food/

A Sandwell Council representative said

 "They allow them to breed like there's no tomorrow and, yes, the foals disappear."

no sweat Einstein 

Well Sandwell Council the people need answers?

How many Tipton Horses impounded by the council went to the abattoirs for food ?

Did any Labour Councillor or Labour MP  know these horses may go for food ?

Is it possible the people of Tipton eaten their own horses?

  Blogger said

if this turns out to be verified as true its an absolutely disgraceful

If Councillors knew they should resign 

if they didn't know they should resign, for not knowing

 

I bet not one councillor will go

Sandwell Hospital Parking shock

So Sandwell and City hospitals want to raise the Tax ( parking ) charges on Sick folk and their visitors by up to 20%

A Disgraceful TAX on the sick

This comes just weeks after Sandwell Council also announced massive parking charge rises on a number of council car parks

West Brom now has

A Police station with no staff car park

A College with parking problems

A hospital with big parking charges

Sandwell Towns with big parking charges and empty shops

What is it with parking in Sandwell ?

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West Bromwich town Development

I see that employment estimates have been released concerning the £200 million development in the West Bromwich town centre.

Wait for it ….............................................120 jobs, will be ring fenced to Sandwell residents

We've

Waited over 12 year for the development

seen loads of high street shops close

The old Bus station move

Gala baths close

The Public built

Yet Labour's new development, plans to bring in 120 local jobs?

When Labour were in the press telling people how wonderful it would be for jobs

Did they tell you the the rest of the 750 jobs could be from people out of borough? 

 

See E&S Link

See SMBC Link

Blogger said

Well Done Sandwell that's £1.6M spent per Sandwell Job