Fighting for fairer tax
Local campaigner Cllr Michael Mullaney has backed Nick Clegg's Fairer Tax campaign.
27 Sep 2012
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Conference urged to take low paid out of Income Tax
Hinckley and Bosworth Councillor, Michael Mullaney (Lib Dem: Hinckley Trinity) spoke at the Liberal Democrats national conference this week urging the government to take all low paid workers out of Income Tax. Speaking at the conference on Tuesday morning Michael Mullaney said "I welcome the Lib Dem commitment that no one will pay Income Tax on the first £10,000 they earn. "But we should go further and commit to taking everyone who earns the minimum wage out of Income Tax altogether. "Too many people in my area of Hinckley and Bosworth, and nationally still earn low wages. The very least we can do, to make work pay, is to take them out of paying Income Tax. "Like many here at Lib Dem conference I'm delighted that the party is clearly setting out that our priority for the next budget is getting a better deal for hardworking people. "In Hinckley and Bosworth the Liberal Democrat led council has shown its commitment to tackling poverty pay, by bringing in a "Living Wage" so that employees are paid above the mini
27 Sep 2012
Call for rethink on Ambulance Station closure backed by Council
At a meeting on Tuesday night Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council backed a motion by Liberal Democrat Councillors Michael Mullaney (Hinckley, Trinity) and David Inman (Burbage, Sketchley, Stretton) calling on the Ambulance Service to rethink plans to close the town's Ambulance Station.
19 Sep 2012
Hinckley Lib Dems back PCSOS
Cllr David Bill, deputy leader of Hinckley and Bosworth Council successfully moved the following Motion at last night's Council meeting -
19 Sep 2012
Keep the number 7 bus says Borough Council
On Tuesday evening Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council backed a motion which called for the saving of a bus service that covers many local villages.
19 Sep 2012
Stop the Composting Site call at hearing
On Tuesday an Appeal Hearing was heard into plans to put a large composting site near Fenny Drayton and Higham on the Hill.
19 Sep 2012
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