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Have just read the article below, 47 councils are charging householders to dump waste at  waste sites, one council even charges £20 to dispose of an old toilet seat. Good to see that ministers are going to look into this it is nothing more than another tax on people.  Councils cut services, raise council tax and still want more by charging people like gardeners £4 to dump soil.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/ministers-blast-tip-tax-imposed-by-the-back-door-as-one-local-council-charges-residents-£20-to-dump-a-toilet-seat/ar-AAEquON?ocid=spartanntp

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And people wonder why fly tipping would increase 

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Whereve you been? Been happening donkeys years round here. For larger items and now you pay yearly for a garden waste bin.

They shut the local tip over a decade ago and a lot of tips don't even allow public access these days

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38 minutes ago, iansheff said:

Have just read the article below, 47 councils are charging householders to dump waste at  waste sites, one council even charges £20 to dispose of an old toilet seat. Good to see that ministers are going to look into this it is nothing more than another tax on people.  Councils cut services, raise council tax and still want more by charging people like gardeners £4 to dump soil.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/ministers-blast-tip-tax-imposed-by-the-back-door-as-one-local-council-charges-residents-£20-to-dump-a-toilet-seat/ar-AAEquON?ocid=spartanntp

I thought they were charging us already it is called the council tax.So now they are charging us twice .I think I SHALL START FLY TIPPING .Being charged twice for one service in my mind is legalised robbery.

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HOW ABOUT THIS     the lowedges festival have to pay scc £35  to put up banners at the park gates so its £35 then £50 for our 5 banners =£85 i have put in a complaint to our  councilors and our  mp  ,this council are terrible,please note we are volunteers putting on a family event in a park

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That's ridiculous, it genuinely is charging people twice... 

 

Just take your council tax bill and show it to them and tell them that you've already paid.

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Do you blame the council or do you blame central government who decide how much tax the councils can collect as well as deciding what services they must provide and deciding how much is funded by central taxation? 

 

It suits everyone in local and central government to blame the other

 

Easy to blame someone else when central government is politically different from the local government, but not so easy when they belong to the same party.

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16 minutes ago, Eater Sundae said:

Do you blame the council or do you blame central government who decide how much tax the councils can collect as well as deciding what services they must provide and deciding how much is funded by central taxation? 

 

It suits everyone in local and central government to blame the other

 

Easy to blame someone else when central government is politically different from the local government, but not so easy when they belong to the same party.

The Government put the ball in local councils court by cutting back and making the councils get extra money anyway they can. They knew that a lot of people would just blame their council as it is the council that sets council tax and decides which services to cut. Just the Governments  way of deflecting criticism onto councils to avoid being blamed.

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Charging at dump sites is a no brainer. It's a step too far. It is  going to cost the council more  clearing up the big rise in fly tipping.

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17 minutes ago, Janus said:

Charging at dump sites is a no brainer. It's a step too far. It is  going to cost the council more  clearing up the big rise in fly tipping.

What alternatives can councils pursue, particularly when central government control both the level of income and the (council’s) obligations?  They are also signed up to enforcing a levy (ie tax) on landfill. Dumping HAS to be paid for

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The council are only obliged to accept domestic household waste which building waste is not. You are not paying for building waste as its classed as construction / demolition waste. If work is done on your house by a builder it should be priced as part of the job, if its DIY a skip is cheap, especially a mini skip. 

 

Before anyone says anything about bias; we look after commercial waste not domestic waste. 

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2 hours ago, Janus said:

Charging at dump sites is a no brainer. It's a step too far. It is  going to cost the council more  clearing up the big rise in fly tipping.

If it's dumped on private land the council charge the landowner.

 

But charging to get of rubbish is outrageous.

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