THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT THAT UK PROPERTIES MAY NOT BE REVALUED IN 2007, FOR COUNCIL TAX PURPOSES, IS NO GUARANTEE THAT WHEN THEY ARE REVALUED THE LONDONERS OLYMPIC TAX ( WHICH IS LINKED TO THE COUNCIL TAX ) WILL NOT ALSO INCREASE BEYOND THE ORIGINAL OLYMPIC TAX WHICH IS DUE TO COMMENCE IN APRIL 2006 AND CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST 2016.

WITH MANY PROPERTIES FACING AT LEAST ONE BAND INCREASE ON REVALUATION, TWO BANDS FOR MANY AND MAYBE THREE BANDS FOR SOME,  THE OLYMPIC LEVY MAY WELL BE INCREASED IN LINE WITH THE NEW BANDS.

NO-ONE IN AUTHORITY HAS SO FAR GIVEN ANY GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN. THE ONLY REPLY RECEIVED FROM AN MP ON THIS SUBJECT WAS ;- (Quote) "IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW THAT AN INCREASE IN THE COUNCIL TAX BAND WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN THE OLYMPIC LEVY ". (Unquote) READ INTO THIS REPLY WHAT YOU WILL, ESPECIALLY THE " IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW "    AT LEAST HE HAD THE GOOD SENSE NOT TO SAY " TRUST ME I AM A LONDON MP ".   

SO LONDONER'S OLYMPIC TAX COMMENCED IN APRIL 2006, CALCULATED ON THE PRESENT PROPERTY VALUES, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PROPERTIES ARE EVENTUALLY REVALUED BEFORE THE 10 YEARS OF PAYING HAVE BEEN COMPLETED  ?    DO WE REMAIN ON OUR ORIGINAL AMOUNT OF OLYMPIC TAX OR WILL IT INCREASE UPWARDS TO THE NEW VALUE BAND ?     WHY NOT WRITE TO YOUR MP AND ASK HIIM/HER.   THE REPLY, IF ANY, SHOULD BE INTERESTING ?  

NOW THAT THE COUNCIL TAX HAS BEEN "FROZEN" IN THE LODON BOROUGHS, WITH NO INCREASE, ARE WE ALL NOW " IN AREARS " WITH OUR " LONDONERS ONLY " OLYMPIC TAX - AND HOW WILL THE COUNCILS COLLECT IT - ADD A COUPLE OF YEARS ONTO 2016 SO THAT WE CARRY ON PAYING UNTIL 2018  (OR EVEN LONGER IF THERE ARE LARGE FINANCIAL LOSSES) ?       OR WILL THEY DEMAND IT IN ONE GO, WITH THE THREAT OF LEGAL PROCEDINGS ?

IF THEY CAN REFUND TO THE NATIONAL LOTTERY ALL THE CASH IT HAS PUT INTO THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES FROM THE HUGE PROFIT THAT WILL BE MADE WHEN THE OLYMPIC SITE IS SOLD TO DEVELOPERS - AND CAN GIVE A LOT OF THE OLYMPIC EQUIPMENT AWAY TO OTHER UK CITIES FOR FREE - THEN THEY CAN AFFORD TO REFUND TO LONDONERS WHAT WE HAVE PAID IN SO FAR AND CANCEL ANY FURTHER PAYMENTS FROM US.

THIS IS WHAT WE MUST DEMAND FROM ALL THE LONDON MP's AND IF THEY REFUSE TO DO THIS THEN AT THE NEXT GENERAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS - KICK THEM OUT AND KEEP THEM OUT.     IF THEY CAN'T SUPPORT THEIR OWN LONDON PEOPLE WE CAN'T SUPPORT THEM

 

                 ADDITIONAL OLYMPIC TAX  - ONLY FOR  LONDONERS   

                           FOR 10/12 YEARS - COMMENCING 2006

 

                               BAND A...£13.33 - BAND B ...£15.56                               

                               BAND C...£17.70   BAND D....£20.00                                                 

                               BAND E...£24.44    BAND F....£28.89

                               BAND G...£33.33   BAND H...£40.00

 

          SAY "THANK YOU"  TO  TESSA JOWELL -  GORDON BROWN  

           KEN LIVINGSON  AND THE  LONDON  LABOUR MP's   FOR

                                               THIS 10/12 YEAR DEBT.

                  DON'T  FORGET THAT THEY CLAIM THEIR COUNCIL  AND

                                     OLYMPIC  TAX  ON THEIR EXPENSES 

                                          AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS !!!