Lambeth Labour have agreed to FREEZE Lambeth council tax for 2010/11 - the second year running that there has been no increase - whilst increasing spending for front line services. Labour has continued to crack down on crime and antisocial behaviour by increasing council spending on services such as noise nuisance teams, community support officers, and the council antisocial behaviour team.
Labour was elected in Lambeth in 2006 promising that we would be “on your side”, with council tax increases kept below the level of wage inflation. During the previous four years, the Lib Dem and Tory coalition forced council tax up by a whopping 40% – the biggest increase in Lambeth’s history – that cost the average household an extra £1000 in council tax payments. Labour's announcement of a council tax freeze for a second year means that bills have increased by less than 2% a year since 2006.
Larkhall Labour Councillor Pete Robbins said: 'Labour has saved more than £33 million by making the council more efficient, and now residents are seeing the benefit with a second year of a council tax freeze and investment in vital services at the same time. Local residents tell us that they want to see crime and antisocial behaviour reduced even further - and Labour’s new investment includes extra cash for youth services, and new measures targeting drug dealers, dangerous dogs and people responsible for anti social behaviour.'
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