The Argus have organised a debate at Hove Town Hall tomorrow, Thursday, February 6 at 7pm.
The debate has been called following Green Party proposals to raise council tax by 4.75% from May 2014.
Following the last election, the Government put legislation in place that forced councils who wished to increase council tax by more than 2% to hold a referendum. Most councils around the county chose to freeze council tax.
The Green administration in Brighton & Hove City Council, however, has chosen not to do this in previous years and now wishes to raise council tax above the 2% threshold. If approved, this would be the largest council tax rise in the country.
Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has praised the Argus newspaper for organising the debate and has been urging his constituents to attend to make their views known.
He said: “I’m really pleased that the Argus is giving Brighton & Hove residents the opportunity, before we have an enormously wasteful referendum, to highlight their feelings on the Greens’ proposed council tax rise.
“My Conservative colleagues and I are united in opposing this totally unnecessary ask on financially-stretched residents. I have no doubt that the debate will highlight just how opposed Brighton & Hove residents are to even higher taxes.”
What: The Argus Council Tax Debate
Where: Hove, Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove
When: Thursday, February 6
Time: 7pm
Cost: Free
There’s no need to book a place – just turn up.
For more information on the debate and to submit and question online, CLICK HERE:
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