City Gateway in Swaythling, Southampton
WITH reference to J.D. Butler’s letter regarding students paying council tax, I couldn’t agree more with this.
They live in our city and enjoy all the amenities, wherever they live, so why shouldn’t they pay for them.
I have said this for years, they are sitting pretty just paying for their accomodation and nothing towards the services in the city.
Someone should be paying council tax – either the landlord or the tenants.
No wonder Southampton is so poor, students are not paying anything towards its upkeep.
What is the council going to do about it?
Nothing, I suspect.
They don’t pay any attention to the citizens of Southampton who have lived here all out lives and always paid our taxes.
Iris Minard
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