Council Tax time again - Page 5

FakeSnake · 13-03-2012, 18:40

Mines up 3% for fire&rescue and 2% for the Police
County ad Parish are both 0%

Still a shed load of money though!

A Place of Light · 13-03-2012, 20:20

Got my reminder today. No change from last year.

Mark · 16-03-2012, 01:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutcase

Chelmsford has frozen I think I heard. But something about some of the other chunks of it going up a bit.

Best hope City status doesn't go to their head!

This government-funded freeze is all well and good, but what happens when the funding ends (next year?). Mega-hike? Not looking forward to that.

Mine's 0% but I'd have accepted a rise given the draconian cuts that are being made here - pretty much all of them hit the poor and vulnerable. True-blue Tory council I suppose.

Desmo · 16-03-2012, 15:01

Our police part has increased by 3.5% but they must have cut back somewhere else as there has only been a 0.3% in total. First payment is up a few quid but regular monthly payments stay the same.

jmc41 · 16-03-2012, 15:48

Ditto, now it finally arrived it's police up (why when I was shot at along the canal at weekend is beyond me) but only means Â£9 more the first month.

Zirax · 16-03-2012, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark

Best hope City status doesn't go to their head!

This government-funded freeze is all well and good, but what happens when the funding ends (next year?). Mega-hike? Not looking forward to that.

Mine's 0% but I'd have accepted a rise given the draconian cuts that are being made here - pretty much all of them hit the poor and vulnerable. True-blue Tory council I suppose.

Personally I don't care if chelmsford is a city. The only thing that will happen is rates will go through the roof! They can't this year as they are already set, can't wait

Del Lardo · 17-03-2012, 01:16

Band +2.9%
General Expenses +0%
Police +2.9%
Fire +2.5% (this in the year they sell off prime real estate for redevelopment ?????)
Overall +2.6% and Â£1314.70 for a Band C flat.

It's below inflation so probably shouldn't complain but as said above it's a shed load of money, especially when it's money that's already been taxed once.

13-03-2012, 20:20	#42
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	Got my reminder today. No change from last year. __________________ I'm not Burnsy, you cretin.

16-03-2012, 15:01	#44
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Our police part has increased by 3.5% but they must have cut back somewhere else as there has only been a 0.3% in total. First payment is up a few quid but regular monthly payments stay the same. __________________

13-03-2012, 18:40	#41
FakeSnake Absinthe Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Devonshire Posts: 1,143	Mines up 3% for fire&rescue and 2% for the Police County ad Parish are both 0% Still a shed load of money though!

16-03-2012, 15:48	#45
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Ditto, now it finally arrived it's police up (why when I was shot at along the canal at weekend is beyond me) but only means Â£9 more the first month.

17-03-2012, 01:16	#47
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Band +2.9% General Expenses +0% Police +2.9% Fire +2.5% (this in the year they sell off prime real estate for redevelopment ?????) Overall +2.6% and Â£1314.70 for a Band C flat. It's below inflation so probably shouldn't complain but as said above it's a shed load of money, especially when it's money that's already been taxed once.