SNP pledge Fife tax freeze

The SNP in Fife today announced plans to freeze the Council Tax to 2011.

The SNP in Government and SNP led administration in Fife has already
frozen council tax for this year and plans to freeze your council tax for
the next two years.

Speaking as he campaigned with Deputy First Minister and SNP Depute Leader
Nicola Sturgeon in Glenrothes Cllr Peter Grant, leader of Fife Council
said;

"The SNP is on the side of people in Fife who will be increasingly
concerned about the rising costs of their bills this winter.

"Where fuel, food and energy bills have risen dramatically over the last
year the SNP has been keeping other costs down by freezing the council
tax, reducing prescription charges, abolishing the tolls on the Forth and
Tay bridges and reducing business rates - with more reductions to come.

"The SNP knows the impact rising prices are having on household budgets
and we are determined to do everything we can to lift that burden.

"Not only is the SNP planning to continue the council tax freeze, keeping
your council tax bill down to last year's prices the SNP is also
determined to see the unfair council tax abolished.

"On every doorstep I am hearing the problems people are having meeting the
cost of their fuel bills.  The SNP is doing what we can to reduce
household costs, it's time the Labour Government in London did the same to
bring down energy bills and give a fair deal to the people of Fife.

SNP Depute Leader and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon added;

"The SNP has brought real benefits to people in Fife.

"Only this week the SNP in Fife confirmed it intends to honour its
commitment to provide free school meals for all primary one to three
children in Fife.  The SNP has frozen the council tax in Fife for one year
already and now the SNP plans to freeze this unfair tax for two more years
before abolishing it all together.

"It is clear on the doorsteps that Gordon Brown is out of touch with his
refusal to take real action to cut energy bills in Fife this winter.  In
contrast the SNP and Peter Grant are on your side helping to put more
money in your pocket this year and for the years to come."