IN the report of February 17, that the Labour Council has accepted the government grant to freeze council tax for the coming year, Cllr Cliff Morris says that he and the Labour Group recognised Bolton residents faced a "cost of living crisis."

Why did he not realise that in previous years when he refused the grants and increased the council tax with the result that Bolton was the only Council in Greater Manchester to do that. There must be an election coming up!

If Labour still has control of the council after the election, you can guarantee that they will increase council tax again next year.

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