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Liberal Democrat Councillors call for Tax cuts
Liberal Democrat councillors are presenting a motion to the next meeting of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council calling on the government to speed up plans to cut Income Tax. The government's Coalition agreement included a pledge to make the first £10,000 people earn Income Tax free. The aim is to complete this by 2015. Liberal Democrat Cllr Michael Mullaney has submitted a motion to the council which calls upon the Council to write to the Chancellor George Osborne calling on him to speed up the tax cut. Michael Mullaney said "During these tough economic times people need a tax break. Liberal Democrats here in Hinckley and Bosworth realise this and that's why last month we froze Council Tax. "Raising the Income Tax threshold to £10,000 will give a tax cut to people on middle and low incomes here in Hinckley and Bosworth, and would mean several thousand of the lowest paid workers in our area paying no Income Tax at all. This would be a great way to reward work and make work pay. "I speak to people in Hinckle
20 Mar 2012
Record numbers of houses keeping warmer in Hinckley and Bosworth – Councillor Michael Mullaney
In Hinckley and Bosworth, 7,740 homes received free loft or cavity wall insulation since 2008, figures reveal.
14 Mar 2012
Liberal Democrat leader urges Chancellor to cut Income Tax for ordinary people
Cllr Stuart Bray, the Liberal Democrat leader of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne urging him to cut Income Tax for people on middle and low incomes.
14 Mar 2012
Councillors calls on Home Secretary to take more action on scrap metal theft
Two Hinckley Liberal Democrat councillor's have written to the Home Secretary asking for the government to take more action to deal with the problem of scrap metal theft.
13 Mar 2012
Anger over cutbacks to crime-fighters
The decision by Conservative bosses on Leicestershire County Council to cutback support for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) has been condemned by local Liberal Democrats.
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