THE news that the Town Council intends to levy a totally unacceptable increase in their rate of 61% has so infuriated me that I intend to refuse to pay all of this increase, if demanded.

As a protest, I intend to withhold from any Council Tax demand that part which has been levied by the Town Council in excess of the increase levied by the District Council, which I believe is itself at the top end of that which is acceptable.

This means that if the increase in District Council Tax is 10% then I shall pay a 10% increase in Town Council Tax.

I should not, of course, like to be accused of inciting others to follow, but like-minded Council Taxpayers should at least write in protest to The Rt Hon Hilary Armstrong MP, Minister for Local Government and Regions, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DU.

Keith Phillips, Avenue Road, Malvern.