New reports in the Express indicate that despite opposition from Gordon Brown, ministers are continuing to promote a plan to institute a pay-as-you-throw bin tax.
Five pilots programs are being tested across the UK. The schemes include a fine of up to £1,000 a year for families which do not adequately recycle.
The Prime Minister recently decided to scrap the plans in order to gain more votes from middle class Britons. According to one source, “Punitive rises in council taxes are not what we need.”
But Shadow Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles says that the public has merely been misled into believing they will not be taxed for under-recycling. “Like zombies from a bad B-movie, bin taxes are a policy that will not die,” he said.
He pointed out that Mr. Brown has made a promise to dump bin taxes three times over the past year and yet government plans for the pilot project continue.
“Bin taxes are completely discredited but Labour ministers are arrogantly pushing ahead and ignoring the public,” Mr. Pickles said.
“I fear this latest round of stealth taxation will push up the cost of living to breaking point – making it even harder for families who are now struggling to make ends meet under Labour.”
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