I think, mutleyfour, that it was supposed to be 25% of the council tax while you are on OOA, i.e. 25% of six months' worth of tax, or 12.5% of the annual total.
But it seriously stinks that it's to come out of the MOD budget. Unless, of course, he's about to announce a big increase in the latter.
oink, flap, oink, flap, oink, flap...
Tim