More Than 25% of Council Tax Goes On Staff Pensions ; Conservatives Calling for Review

Western Mail › October 20, 2009

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MORE than a quarter of the average council tax bill goes on paying council workers' pensions, figures obtained by the Welsh Conservatives reveal today.

Amid concerns about budget cuts and threats to local jobs and services, it has been confirmed that the cost of council workers' pensions in Wales was pounds 354.8m in 2007-8. The figure does not include pensions for teachers, police and firefighters.

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More Than 25% of Council Tax Goes On Staff Pensions ; Conservatives Calling for Review

Analysis by Tory researchers suggests this accounts for around pounds 272 for every household in Wales - some 27% of the average band D council tax b...

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