Why do we have to pay our council tex when service cuts are happening this can not be right?

There is a legal obligation to pay taxes . Your local authority must work within its budget which includes taxes paid by house owners and occupiers , plus government central grant . The simple fact is that the last government have landed us with so much debt it will take years of pain to get back on our feet .In additions over the 13 years council taxes rose by a huge amount because the central government reduced what it paid