You have to laugh, the wanker says that " Northern Ireland received the highest share of spending in the UK ", maybe something to do with the fact you spent fuck all in the country for over 35 years you wanker, except to keep your army here, and it's supposed to be the dividends of peace. What the fuck do the rates we have always payed out, pay for? This would never have been passed had the NI Assembly been up and running.. Yet another collective slap in the face to us all..However, NI minister Lord Rooker said the new charges were needed "to bring water and sewerage standards up to the level of the rest of the UK".
He said £629m had been spent in the past three years on improvements.
Lord Rooker added that while Northern Ireland received the highest share of spending in the UK, it paid the lowest share of local taxes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6170253.stm
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