SSP Research, Policy & Media Unit
Press Release: 21/09/03

Scottish Socialist Party National Convenor Tommy Sheridan MSP today pledged support to a group of 300 pensioners in Devon and Cornwall who are refusing to pay the Council Tax because they cannot afford recent above inflation increases.
Sheridan said;
“The Scottish Socialist Party fully supports the courageous pensioners of Devon and Cornwall who have been forced to take a stand against the completely unjust Council Tax.
“We have long said that the Council Tax is a pensioner tax and must be scrapped.
“Here we have some of the most vulnerable people in society forced to take a stand that may result in some of them going to jail.
“The Scottish Socialist Party has been campaigning to have the Council Tax scrapped and replaced with a Service Tax based on ability to pay.
“We will be getting in touch with these brave pensioners and offering our full support and explaining our proposals for an alternative to the iniquitous Council Tax”