Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 4:01 pm on 8 February 2012.
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out that where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is transparency, the sharing of services and smarter procurement, there is a way. Not a single authority is suffering a reduction of more than 8.8%, and the average is 3.3%. There is no reason for them to be increasing council tax.