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type: Article
title: Croydon Council Tax and Revenue Budget 2003-04
description: Heard a report on the radio today that Croydon is raising Council Tax by 27.5% - the second highest in the country.
resource: https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2003-02-22-croydon-council-tax-and-revenue-budget-2003-04/
tags: [Shorticles, Croydon, Rant]
timestamp: 2003-02-22
---


Oh oh. Heard a report on the radio today that Croydon is raising Council Tax by 27.5% - the second highest in the country. So I had a good root around the Council website and sure enough found a [document](https://web.archive.org/web/20030403033755/http://www.croydon.gov.uk/csdept/democratic/agenda_reports/cabinet/11_feb_03/appdxd_counciltaxr05.doc). 

We notice that there is no referendum on our level of council tax this year. We also remember the councillors telling us during the parking protests that there was not a £14m deficit. So why do they need this extra money? Are our local amenities going to be 27.5% better this year - I suspect not. 

The grant for the council from central government is apparently less and more is going to towns in the North - so we suffer. But this was bound to happen so why is the council spending not reduced 27.5% so that our tax remains the same.

[Read full article](https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2003-02-22-croydon-council-tax-and-revenue-budget-2003-04/)