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Topic: Melksham Town Council Precept Reduced (Read 2144 times)
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Graham Ellis
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Some of the figures ... 16 million pound increase planned, taking band D houses up from 973 pounds (this year) to 1020 pounds next.
"An extra £3m is planned for environmental services where £2.8m has been notionally set aside to meet increased costs of landfill tax rates, while £328,000 more is anticipated for passenger transport to meet the costs of extending the right to free school transport. However, the Cabinet is planning to cut spending on highways by£200,000
So the big increase in the environment area is on landfill tax - payments back to central government who have increased the money they pay to the county on one hand by 1.3 million then seem to be taking over twice that back. The only public transport mention in the paper is for extending free school transport.
The 200,000 saving equates to 58p per year for each class D household. The county could have used that 58p per household to fund a proper TransWilts train service instead.
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Lee
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Council tax has gone up for the people of west Wiltshire taking the total bill in the five main towns to more than £1,400 for band D properties (link below.) http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/display.var.2062001.0.council_tax_bills_top_1_400.phpWest Wiltshire District Council confirmed the final bills at a meeting on Wednesday, after voting through its precept increase of two per cent, equating to £142.29 for the average band D household. Add in the compulsory parish council, county council, fire and police contributions and the total tax paid for the financial year 2008/09 peaks above £1,400 for all five towns. Trowbridge taxpayers fork out the most at £1,475, followed by Bradford on Avon at £1,449. Warminster is next at £1,436 ahead of Melksham at £1,432 and Westbury at £1,431. |
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