Liberal Democrat proposals published today would scrap council tax, abolish student tuition fees and deliver millions of pounds extra for local services, says Totnes Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson Speaking after the launch of the Liberal Democrat Alternative Budget 2004, Mike Treleaven said:
The influential Chartered Institute of Public Finance today told a committee chaired by Local Government Minister, Nick Raynsford that local income tax could be a 'realistic option'. This confirms the Liberal Democrat policy to replace the unfair council tax with a local income tax.
Serena Tierney, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesman for Mid Sussex , has written to local Tory and Labour councillors urging them to vote for the Lib Dem amendment to the MSDC budget to save the funding of Citizens Advice Bureaux, Age Concern and Bluebird Community Transport.
Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman Peter Carroll has launched a dual challenge to Tory MP Michael Howard on Council Tax.
Shepway Liberal Democrats have set out the reasons for the substantial increase in Shepway Council Tax.
Totnes PPC, Mike Treleaven, his wife Elaine and constituency chairman John Stevens with his wife Sheila took advantage of a Lawrence Fullick organised LDEG visit to the European Parliament last week. In an action packed 2 days they met with many of the Euro MEPs, representatives of the Commission and local Liberal Democrat members.
