DISMAY AT ANOTHER COUNTY COUNCIL TAX HIKE

12.43.59pm GMT Sun 20th Jan 2008

Lib Dems on West Sussex County Council are dismayed at yet another tax hike from the Conservative administration.

Coming hot on the heels of the Tory cabinet giving themselves a major pay rise they are now bumping up taxes for local people in Mid Sussex by 4.49%.

"The Tory County Council has raised Council Tax in our area by 123% over the last 10 years.

They haven't accepted our call for a thorough review of council budgets based on what our residents need.

All they do is pay expensive consultants to cut and prune, making front-line services harder to deliver.

Then they have the nerve to increase their own salaries against the recommenda-tions of their own pay review body." Says Lib Dem leader, Morwen Millson

"Residents will pay more and find there are fewer and more stressed out staff to deal with their problems," adds local councillor, Colin Wilsdon.

ENDS

Contact: Morwen Millson - 07860 117426

Colin Wilsdon 07918 08 1444