I READ with dismay that Lydney Town Council is expecting

the council tax payers of Lydney to top up their pension

fund to the tune of £150,000.00. Why should the people

of Lydney have to pay for the council's inability to manage

it's own pension fund? If you were working for a company

in the private sector, this would not be allowed.

It was my understanding that when the coalition

government took office that council tax was to be frozen

for a period of two years, which is what the district

council and county council are doing. I therefore question

the legality of what the council proposes.

All the people of Lydney should stand together and

refuse to pay the extra 25 per cent tax precept. Come on

Lydney council, we all have to tighten our belts and you

should lead by example. Stop bleeding the public dry.

You could save thousands if you had a unitary

council to cover Gloucestershire with one representative

from each town elected to sign in office.

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