The average family in Swindon has seen the price of the weekly food shop rise by a staggering £700 per year – as new figures from Swindon Labour reveals a total hit to local families of £62,230,000.
The figures come as the Conservative’s cost-of-living crisis continues to deepen – mortgages and rents are soaring, taxes are at the highest level in a generation, and real wages are falling.
That’s why a Labour Government would freeze council tax – fully funded by a windfall tax on oil and gas companies. Labour councils already keep council tax £345 lower than the Conservatives, and more than £400 lower than the Lib Dems, while investing more in economic development to get local economies moving again.
Publishing the research, Labour’s Cllr Jim Robbins said, “Under the Conservatives we are suffering the worst cost of living crisis in a generation and it’s getting worse by the day. Yet instead of offering families the support they need the Tories are raising taxes for families in Swindon while giving a £1bn tax cut to the richest people in the country.
“But Labour is on your side, and Labour has a plan. We would freeze council tax for every household in the country, and stop bills rising above £2,000 this year – fully funded by a windfall tax on the oil and gas giants. And we’d get the country going again through Keir Starmer’s Mission to deliver the highest sustained growth in the G7.
“Locally, we are determined to get Swindon moving by sorting the roads, to keep Council tax low, to get tough with developers and protect our Green space, support the local economy and keep people safe by tackling knife crime.
“Next Thursday voters in Swindon have a choice. A vote for Labour is a vote to cut the cost of living, cut crime and cut waiting lists. That’s how we will build a better Swindon.”
