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News and Comment November 2020

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26 November (Part 2) - Compare and Contrast

If you have been coming here for a long time you will know of my connections with Newham. I wouldn’t like to live there apart perhaps for its low Council Tax, almost free removal of unwanted large items - it has just gone from being free to £20 for six items - and the extraordinarily inexpensive residents’ parking permits. Free for the first car.

Bexley on the other hand has 26% higher Council Tax than Newham and the highest Residents’ Parking fees since 2011. So high nine years ago that they have not raised the price since then and they are still much higher than in Greenwich. Now that Bexley is staring bankruptcy in the face maybe they should copy what Newham does rather than filch its senior staff.

In Newham they have decided that the basic charge should remain at zero but subject the a pollution levy. Good for the least polluting cars but a bit expensive if you own a gas guzzler.

Maybe I shouldn’t be giving them ideas. Newham

 

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