CONSERVATIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 6TH MARCH 2024 Wednesday, 6 March, 2024 Amend recommendation 5 by adding the following wording: “subject to the following amendment: Use £1,001,000 from the “For use in future years’ budgets” on a one-off basis to: Provide a 1% Council Tax rebate to all Band A-E Council Taxpayers in LB Merton. After Recommendation 5 to add: Recommendation 6: To request Cabinet to prepare future budgets on the basis of the following principles: To... Articles
Save Wimbledon! - Our statement on St George's East 12th February 2022 At a recent Merton Planning Applications Committee, the Labour majority approved an application for a 12 storey office building at St George’s House East... Local News
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Our Motion on Enforcement 17th November 2021 For November's Merton Council meeting, we have presented the following motion on planning enforcement. This is an area where we frequently hear complaints from... Local News
Merton Conservatives call for reaffirmation of 10 Housing Commitments! 12th November 2021 At November Council we have presented a motion calling on the Council to reaffirm the 'ten commitments'. In September 2014 the Labour administration and Circle... Local News
Merton Labour U-turn on the Parking Tax! 23rd September 2021 The Labour-run Council have paused the implementation of their controversial Parking Tax, which would have cost residents up to £690 per annum to park their car... Local News
Merton Conservatives reply to Future Merton Plan 6th September 2021 Merton Conservatives oppose the Local Plan as this is a fundamentally flawed document that does not address the need for sustainable growth in the borough. This... Local News
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