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Lib Dems condemn Tory budget cuts of £123 MILLION as Surrey residents are asked to pay more for less

Liberal Democrats in Surrey today claimed victory as the Conservatives cancelled their planned 15% tax rise in the face of overwhelming opposition from Liberal Democrat councillors and Surrey residents. However, Cllr Hazel Watson, Leader of the Liberal Democrat County Councillors, condemned the Conservative county council's budget as a charade, as the Tory administration pushed through £123 MILLION of unspecified cuts to council services.

7 Feb 2017

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Lib Dems call on Surrey MPs to back cross-party care plan

Liberal Democrats in Surrey have written to the county's 11 Conservative Members of Parliament, asking them to back a cross party initiative on the future of social care and how to fund it.

3 Feb 2017

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Surrey Lib Dems say: “Spill the beans on £93 MILLION council cuts”

Today at County Hall Surrey's Conservative Cabinet approved proposals for a 15% council tax rise, a referendum on the council tax on 4 May and cuts of £93 million to services in Surrey.

31 Jan 2017

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Lib Dems launch petition against 15% Tory council tax increase

Liberal Democrats on Surrey County Council have today launched a petition against the 15% increase in council tax being proposed by the Conservative administration, the largest in the country and 9 times the rate of inflation.

23 Jan 2017

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Lib Dems condemn biggest council tax rise in country for Surrey

Liberal Democrat county councillors in Surrey have condemned the Conservative-run county council which has today published its proposals to hike council tax by a massive 15% - the largest increase in the country and 9 times the rate of inflation.

19 Jan 2017

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Lib Dems call for Government Minister to scrap Surrey’s Tory Tip Tax

A Liberal Democrat county councillor in Surrey has written to a government minister asking him to scrap Surrey County Council's unpopular charges for taking household waste to Community Recycling Centres (CRCs).

10 Jan 2017

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Lib Dems condemn Tory budget cuts of £123 MILLION as Surrey residents are asked to pay more for less

Lib Dems call on Surrey MPs to back cross-party care plan

Surrey Lib Dems say: “Spill the beans on £93 MILLION council cuts”

Lib Dems launch petition against 15% Tory council tax increase

Lib Dems condemn biggest council tax rise in country for Surrey

Lib Dems call for Government Minister to scrap Surrey’s Tory Tip Tax

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Ed Davey's speech to Liberal Democrat Conference

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Reversing the cuts to Bereavement Support Payments

Supporting the Future of Music

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