medsec222 wrote:I read recently that 25% of council tax is spent directly on funding the pension scheme. Perhaps if the welfare bill is to be cut, then final salary pension schemes should be axed in line with private pension schemes, as they will become increasing more unaffordable with the increase of ever more public sector workers. It will be interesting to see if the 25% discount does go in the October budget. It would be very unfair if that were the case. One address could have up to three or more incomes coming in, whilst the single person will have just one income, perhaps only the state pension, and that coupled with the loss of the winter fuel allowance and the rise in the cost of energy could result in severe hardship for the single person. Other people who could lose out are young single people starting out in their own home. Do politicians ever think through the effect of their actions?
When Glenrothes council had a public hearing on their proposed fixed asset rent to increase income, it was clear that these assets and their proposed income amounted to some 4% of the budget.
Wages and pensions amounted to over 60%.
