SSCUP | Press Releases |
10th July 2008 Scottish Pensioners lose out again! | Following the recent 10p tax debacle and the crippling increase in fuel costs, the Government with their increase in Road Fund Licence have yet again completely ignored the plight of those pensioners in Scotland who live in rural areas or do not have reasonable access to public transport. "No thought whatsoever has been given to the added financial pressure imposed on pensioners in Scotland. Once again, the Labour Government have ignored this section of society who have had to face unaffordable increases in fuel, food and the general cost of living without comparable increases in the basic pension. In many cases a car is not a luxury but a necessity to those pensioners who, for instance, are grandparents carrying out child minding duties to help their families cope financially with the ever increasing cost of living.There must be NO increase in road tax for ANY senior citizens due to the current decrease in their living standards due to inflation." |
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