Tory County Taxes UP 85%

2.30.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Thu 28th May 2009

Don't believe the Tory low-tax promises. In the seven years they have been in control of Worcestershire, they've increased council tax by more than 85% and policing tax by over 200% and increased Tory cabinet allowances to over £250,000. Yet here in Tory Worcestershire, free transport for disabled school children has been cut, as have many hot meals for the elderly, while they wasted almost £850,000 on a new debating chamber with a pointless £100,000 electronic voting system.

While the Tories have put taxes up, the website Conservative Home has advised Tory councils to make deep cuts to services and increase charges. Among the advice is... to install sprinklers in care homes to reduce staff, close youth centres and cut pensioners' taxi services. "How can the so-called Tories be so uncaring to our most vulnerable people; especially in tough times like these." says the Lib Dem County Council Team.