By Liam BarnesPlans to introduce a working parking levy in Leicester have been scrapped, the city council has confirmed.that would have seen firms with more than 10 parking spaces paying £550 a year for each space.After more than 4,000 people responded to a consultation, Leicester City Council said the current economic picture had led to plans being shelved.
"We could not foresee the political uncertainty and dire economic situation the country is facing today [when a levy was first proposed]," he said. "We have concluded that we cannot implement a [levy] during this ongoing national cost-of-living crisis, which is causing such uncertainty and concern for so many people and businesses."
Richard Taylor, from the trade union GMB - which opposed the plans - welcomed the council's decision. "A workplace parking levy is a backwards and un-progressive solution to the problems [Leicester] faces, pushing the burden of Conservative government cuts to council budgets on to the working people that keep our city running," he added.
In other words it's a U turn. A sensible decision to be fair. Mind you, there are council and mayoral elections due in Leicester next year so are they trying to get back on the publics side by doing this?
If only Nottingham would take note and scrap the one we have to pay
More like they realised it was a non-starter.
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