IN reply to Coun Mike Evemy (Letters, March 4), my criticism was mainly of his fellow Councillor Wendy Johnson, who was thanked by Labour Councillor Jim D'Avila for reading out a list of councils which had imposed large council tax increases, which implied that the council tax payers of Swindon should count themselves lucky.
I expected the Lib Dems to question the expenditure of £100,000 for extra street cleaning and £100,000 for pavement repairs.
Speaking on radio, junior local government minister Chris Leslie condemned the 15 per cent council tax increase imposed by SBC as totally wrong.
The question arises: why has central government not taken action in the form of rate capping?
FRANK AVENELL
Beckhampton Street, Swindon
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