Birmingham City Council, the second largest city of Britain, announced bankruptcy and some local Hong Kong people are worried that they will increase taxes in the future.
According to the online media "Hong Kong 01" on Wednesday (September 6), Mr. Liang, who lives in Birmingham, said that there have been rumors that the Birmingham Municipal Government has financial issues, and many places in the UK have similar situations. HeIt was referred to as the government's ruling on equal pay for the Supreme Court in the early years, which led to many claim cases and caused government debt.
Mr. Liang said that the government will levy municipal taxes each year for public services. In the past, he noticed that the garbage on the street would become more.To maintain public services.
Mr. Liang said that Birmingham's market response was calm. Even if the government had stopped the non -emergency service expenditure, the British locals were not shocked.As for whether it will affect the confidence of staying in British because of bankruptcy, he means that in fact, the British cities have different difficulties, and the finances are not stable. In the future, property prices may decline.Essence
Irene, the Hong Kong person who also lives in Birmingham, said that the streets had accumulated garbage earlier. I wonder if it is related to public expenditures. Local Hong Kong people are most worried about whether municipal taxes will be increased.Everyone always cares about lotus bags. "She also said that everyone in the British economy "has a lot of hearts", but the British government has a perfect mechanism and will not affect confidence.
Miss Wu of Hong Kong people said that Birmingham's municipal tax has been added every year. Recently, some government service hotlines have not been answered. For the time being, they do not know how the government will deal with it.
According to the British Financial Times, the Birmingham Municipal Committee announced the bankruptcy on Tuesday (September 5), becoming the latest British local government agency that announced that this year could not achieve balanced revenue and expenditure.Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK, with a population of more than 1 million in the urban area.
