It pays to live in Scotland

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-114288 3/Scots-council-tax-frozen-rates-England-rise. html

The Scots already get free eye care and dental check-ups, free access to cancer drugs and free care homes for the elderly.

Now their council taxes are to be frozen until 2012 in a �210million deal funded by you the English taxpayers.

[weeal]

That article is nothing more than sh!t stirring as its just not true, dont believe everything you read.
Some folk still think we get free prescriptions too.

[LingShen09]

you guys should live there and find out

[paraffin]

So what? The Scottish Parliament has its own budget and can do what it likes with it. A wee bit jealous, eh?
Besides, no one could call the Daily Mail the most liberal-minded rag in the UK, could one?
Plus, it would be interesting to know what the Mail's Scottish edition had to say on the subject, what?

[Drisgirl]

Lot of sh!te -we pay the same taxes as everyone else -so get that right up ya -also we dont get free eff all apart from bridge tolls and if youre not happy -kill us or lobby yer MP cos would you refuse it???

Stop bumping yer auld gums -im deid wi it -im taxed to the hilt like every other bu33er -so if youre not happy with your lot -dont post here -lobby your MP as we cant do anything for you sunshine !!