We’ll be living in a true Democracy when……an occasional series

We can decide for ourselves what our taxes pay for.

Please signify your maximum of ten (10) choices and the amount awarded per choice below, please. (Where “All” is specified your tax payment will enter a “General Pool” along with others of like mind and shared amongst the recipients equally).

1. General Education – 18% made up of: -

a) Nursery/Pre-school Education - 4%
b) Infant School Education – 4%
c) Junior School Education – 3%
d) Senior School Education – 3%
e) College/University Education – 4%

2. General Healthcare – 21% made up of: -

a) All General Practice – 5%
b) All General Hospitals – 5%
c) All Healthcare Research - 2%
d) Preventative Healthcare Education – 3%
e) All Maternity Units – 3%
f) All Hospice and Care for the Elderly Units – 3%

3. Local Services – 22% made up of: -

a) All Police Service – 5%
b) All Fire Service – 5%
c) All Ambulance Service – 5%
d) All Air-Sea Rescue Services - 5%
e) All other emergency services – 2%

4. Local Government Services – 29% made up of: -

a) Water Supply – 4% (of which 1.5% to be used for cleaning water courses)

b) Electricity Supply – 4% (of which 2% to be used for alternative energy supplies and research)

c) Gas Supply – 4% (of which 1.5% to be specifically used for alternative “synthetic” gas production research and implementation)

d) All Local Government Services – 8% (of which 1.5% to go specifically towards Safe/recycling disposal action)

e) Transport (Public) – 6% (of which 2% to go specifically towards promoting use of non-fossil-fuel transport and 1.5% on creation of “public transport only” zones in city centres’)

f) Transport (Private) – 3% (of which 1% to go specifically towards safe driving and rehabilitation training for all banned/convicted motorists)

5) National Government – General Fund – 3% (of which 1.5% to be used specifically for “local surgery” work)

6) Armed Forces – General Fund – 3% (of which 2% to be used specifically for “Special Forces” training for use in front-line humanitarian aid following natural disasters)

7) Arts and Media – General Fund - 4% (of which 3% to be used specifically for “Regional” arts outlets)

That’s my 100% for this year.........how about yours?

Doris