DURING the last three years North Tawton Parish Council have managed to increase their charge to ratepayers by a staggering 63.6%.

8.1% increase 2011/12

29.8% increase 2012/13

25.7% increase 2013/14

Are these councillors totally out of touch with reality, or do they just not care?

How can this annual proliferate increase be justified?

In fact, how can they get away with such large increases?

I now pay £52.61 more per year for their services than I do for the Fire and Rescue service.

Eric Wheldon

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