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Local GMB union backs Green council tax proposal

By James Ledward
Jan 23, 2012 - 9:16:24 PM
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Cllr Jason Kitcat

The GMB trade union in Brighton and Hove has come out in support of the Green city council's administration 3.5% planned council tax rise over each of the next three years,to protect frontline services.
 
The GMB which represents workers throughout the Council has given its approval to the Greens' Council Tax proposals.
 
Branch Secretary Mark Turner, said:
“The GMB agrees that the plans to increase Council Tax by 3.5% this year are in the best long term interests of the City.

"The Coalition Government offer of a freeze in Council tax is a bribe that would quickly leave the city much worse off, and less able to provide the services that residents expect and need.

"It seems that Brighton Labour and Conservative parties have not grasped the financial realities of the long term damage taking the council tax freeze would create.

"The City already faces extreme challenges because of the Coalition’s huge reduction in the grant to the council - taking the freeze offer would make the situation even worse.
 
“While the increase may seem unfair to residents, the truth is that we will all be much worse off without it, not just the council staff who will lose their jobs, but the whole city would suffer as services deteriorate needlessly.”
 
Councillor Jason Kitcat, said:
“We are delighted that the GMB has come out in support of 3.5% Council Tax. Like the GMB we agree that frontline services and jobs come first.

“The Tory government has been joined in the last number of days by the Labour Party in attacking jobs and pay.

"The GMB in Brighton and Hove and the Green administration are joined by an ambition to protect frontline services.”
 


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