George Osborne’s council tax freeze is playing games with spending, and will damage growth

Mulheirn, Ian (2011) George Osborne’s council tax freeze is playing games with spending, and will damage growth. British Politics and Policy at LSE (03 Oct 2011) Blog Entry.

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One of the key points of George Osborne’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference today was his announcement of a further council tax Freeze. The Social Market Foundation’s, Ian Mulheirn finds that while it may make Osborne more popular, the move is effectively a further public spending cut.

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Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
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