Residents' Association councillors will deny local residents the council tax freeze on offer from any future Conservative government.
The Conservatives have stated that if successful at the next General Election we will provide funds to any council that is able to restrict its proposed council tax increase to 2.5%. These funds, obtained by reducing the money central government spends on consultants, will allow participating councils to freeze council tax completely.
At December's Full Council meeting I asked the Residents' Association leadership to commit to being able to take advantage of these funds. They refused. The Residents' Associations are currently projecting that Epsom's council tax will increase by just under 5%, the maximum allowed, for the foreseeable future. They are not willing to run the council efficiently enough to offer a council tax freeze to our Residents.
The Residents' Associations have wasted our money in the good years so that they cannot make it easier for local residents in the hard years. That they are not even willing to try is the real shame of it all.
The Conservative Group on the council will continue to push for a council tax freeze.
