Topic: | Labour’s new £1 million garden tax | |
Posted by: | Phil Taylor | |
Date/Time: | 08/09/11 06:53:00 |
Yesterday the Gazette reported that the Labour council is to introduce a new £40 tax to pay for fortnightly collections of garden waste from a wheelie bin. Genius! http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/local-ealing-news/2011/09/07/council-to-charge-40-for-collecting-garden-waste-64767-29383245/ The Tories warned of the implications of Labour’s shiny new contract back in July. Overall the move will rake in £1.1 million per annum although it will cost £720K to set up. More importantly it will probably see the borough’s hard won recycling rate go backwards by 1%. |