"After three years of no council tax increase..." when > from 2002 to 2005 it actually increased by 30% - about 7 times more than the > state pension, as shown by the graph at > our.members.beeb.net/counciltax/counciltax.htm If I remember correctly, the council tax is made up of demands from several agencies - thedistrict council, the county council, the parish council, the police authority and the fire authority. Therefore SCDC can only speak for their portion of it. What SCDC do say about their portion is quite correct as I understand it. A question that could be asked is not why are SCDC putting up the tax so much now, but why didn't they put it up gradually over the years? To save the electorate money. They are, of course, a Conservative coucnil. I don't think this is the perception that is going to stick though. Liz