S35_2o21 Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 19 hours ago, Baron99 said: That will be the IBI tax. A relitive of mine owns a property out in Spain & he also finds it dirt cheap compared with his place over here but then he & his wife are coming from the perspective of having higher median UK salaries of about £8k or £9k above the Spanish median salaries. Also the IBI is calculated on several factors, not only the size of the property but such factors as the condition & location of the property to name but three. Apparently, you're average Spaniard will complain about the amount of IBI they have to pay. It's all relative but I know what you mean. I can't remember the last time I saw a council worker sweep the road outside my house? Tell a lie, it was just a couple of weeks before the last council elections. Does the IBI tax also part fund other statutory responsibilities that are devolved to local authorities? Sounds the IBI is a modernised version of what the Council tax could be, if successive (mainly Tory) governments actually reviewed the funding stream properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 18/02/2023 at 10:43, spilldig said: No it's not. A friend of our son lives in Spain, near Cordoba. She has a three bedroom house. The bins are emptied in the proper manner, the roads well maintained etc. Her council tax is around £70 per year. If her council can do it so can ours. The Tory party dub themselves 'The party of low taxation,' and they hold down income tax which benefits the wealthiest most. But what they don't mention is all the hidden taxes, which are punitive. We are one of the most heavily taxed countries in Europe. It pushes the people of this country into paying out exorbitant sums in taxes, and getting very little back for their money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPertByExperien Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Anna B said: The Tory party dub themselves 'The party of low taxation,' and they hold down income tax which benefits the wealthiest most. But what they don't mention is all the hidden taxes, which are punitive. We are one of the most heavily taxed countries in Europe. It pushes the people of this country into paying out exorbitant sums in taxes, and getting very little back for their money. Yep, it's literally "Robin Hood" in reverse, they tax the crap out of the poor, and give the money to the rich! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackydog Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 It will help to pay for this ****e. Sheffield City Council has approved the sum of £296,000 to be spent on events celebrating the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III. This includes an allocation of £5,000 to each of the 7 Local Area Committees across the city for local community celebrations. Information about applying for grants and other information (such as applying for road closures for street parties etc.) will be available on the city council website https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../south-east-local-area... alternatively you can call South East LAC on 0114 474 3646 or email on at SoutheastLAC@sheffield.gov.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, blackydog said: It will help to pay for this ****e. Sheffield City Council has approved the sum of £296,000 to be spent on events celebrating the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III. This includes an allocation of £5,000 to each of the 7 Local Area Committees across the city for local community celebrations. Information about applying for grants and other information (such as applying for road closures for street parties etc.) will be available on the city council website https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../south-east-local-area... alternatively you can call South East LAC on 0114 474 3646 or email on at SoutheastLAC@sheffield.gov.uk That doesn't surprise me. They were always up for having a good time rather than getting stuck in to a proper job of work. That's why a formerly great city has the amenities of a little town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Aye, no other local authority is spending money on the Coronation at all. Anywhere. At all. Not saying it makes it right but the "Sheffield waaah waaah waaah" victim complex is very tiring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S35_2o21 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 17/02/2023 at 17:26, HeHasRisen said: A below inflation increase is amazing tbh. God bless the 5% cap. Not really. Services will be cut as inflationary pressures will affect the cost of delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Just now, S35_2o21 said: Not really. Services will be cut as inflationary pressures will affect the cost of delivery. Well yes but if they did what they did in Croydon people on here would be having heart attacks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S35_2o21 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, blackydog said: It will help to pay for this ****e. Sheffield City Council has approved the sum of £296,000 to be spent on events celebrating the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III. This includes an allocation of £5,000 to each of the 7 Local Area Committees across the city for local community celebrations. Information about applying for grants and other information (such as applying for road closures for street parties etc.) will be available on the city council website https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/.../south-east-local-area... alternatively you can call South East LAC on 0114 474 3646 or email on at SoutheastLAC@sheffield.gov.uk In this instance, as with others, the Council is damned if they do and damned if they don't. £300k is tiny in comparison with the whole Council expenditure, and some communities will use it for activities on the day, which is really important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackydog Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 17/03/2023 at 10:46, S35_2o21 said: In this instance, as with others, the Council is damned if they do and damned if they don't. £300k is tiny in comparison with the whole Council expenditure, and some communities will use it for activities on the day, which is really important. Wrong. That money could be put to much better use, than supporting a giant anachronistic pantomime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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