Conservative Surrey – Hoarding Cash and Cutting Services

Taxed for Nothing

Lib Dem candidate for Sunbury Common, Bernis Spoor, is furious as the Tories hoard money after the latest tax hike.

NOTHING - That's what Surrey Conservatives have spent your tax hike on! Offered a 2.5% increase in funding from central government, in return for no tax increase last year, the Tories turned that down in favour of 3% extra paid by YOU. Every last penny of that has gone into reserves, which currently stand at a whopping £112m. Surrey only needs a reserve of around £15m!

Campaigner Bernie Spoor has joined forces with Cllr Ian Beardsmore to condemn the tax hike hoard as outrageous. Cllr Beardsmore said. "Surrey Tories know they have an election next year, and have a very poor record to try and defend. Maybe they think having this much extra money to spend on things will be enough to hide their awful record."