The Liberal Democrats have announced they will freeze rail fare increases for Weston-super-Mare commuters and season ticket holders for the next five years, while fixing the broken fares and ticketing system.
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament.
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to scrap business rates and replace them with a landowner levy, to "breathe new life" into high streets in Weston-super-Mare. The party would replace business rates with a commercial landowner levy, based on the value of the land only. This would take the cost off businesses and help support high streets. The proposals would cut taxes for businesses by 19% in North Somerset, including Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding villages. By taxing landowners rather than businesses, half a million small businesses across the country would be spared the burden of property taxation. Liberal Democrat candidate Patrick Keating said: "Many retailers and small businesses in Weston and the surrounding area are under pressure from economic uncertainty, the rise of online retail and the burden of business rates. "Yet this Conservative government is failing to get to grips with the crisis facing our high streets. Time and again they have promised reviews of business rate
As part of their plan to alleviate the housing crisis, the Liberal Democrats would legislate to allow North Somerset Council to increase council tax by up to 500% where properties are being left vacant long-term. The revenues would then be reinvested to build new homes for the community or to invest in local services.
The Liberal Democrats have announced they would more than double spending on youth services in Weston-super-Mare and the villages to £1,755,099, to help tackle rising levels of crime. This would form part of a total ring-fenced fund of £500 million for Local Authorities across England to spend on youth services, providing young people with positive, safe and healthy alternatives to gangs.
THOUSANDS OF EU NATIONALS IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE BEING LEFT IN LEGAL LIMBO - LIB DEMS
