Tories Call for Tax Referendum ; . . But Council Boss Dismisses Idea As 'Pathetic Gimmick

Daily Post › December 15, 2005

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TAXPAYERS in Wirral could be asked to choose on the rise in council tax next year if plans for a referendum, put forward by the borough's Conservative Party, are accepted.

The proposals follow the revelation that the authority has a massive black hole in its finances, to be filled by savings and tax rises next year.

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Tories Call for Tax Referendum ; . . But Council Boss Dismisses Idea As 'Pathetic Gimmick

But the suggestion which will be put to full council later this month has already been dismissed as a "gim...

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