Islanders are reeling after Councillors revealed last week that council tax may rise by 7.5%.
Gordon Bilsborough from St Mary’s has described the rise as “totally unacceptable.”
Last year residents on Scilly saw one of the biggest increases of 25%.
Mr Bilsborough told Scilly News: “The rate of inflation will rise by 3%, pensions rise by 2.7% and to increase the council tax by 7.5%- almost three times the rate of inflation is unacceptable.”
“Each year council tax takes a larger proportion of your income and they can’t keep doing this. The time has come to call a halt.”
“If they wish to prosecute me they can. If they wish to bring in the bailiffs they can. If they wish to send me to jail then that’s up to them but I am not going to pay more than the rate of inflation.”
The Council are making the final decision on the 9th March although councillors have promised to hold a public meeting before then.
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