Cllr Colin Barrow says the tax freeze will help keep frontline services
Westminster to freeze council tax for fifth year
Ben Bloom , Reporter
Monday, February 20, 2012
7:00 AM
Tax rates for Westminster residents will stay as some of the lowest in the country
Council tax is set to be frozen in Westminster for the fifth year in a row.
Westminster Council has announced plans to keep annual council tax for Band D properties at £377.80, one of the lowest rates in the country.
The council says it has saved £60million in the past financial year, with 80 per cent of economies coming from cutting back-office functions.
Westminster leader Cllr Colin Barrow said: “I am proud of how we have successfully made savings whilst prioritising our frontline services and continuing to deliver value for money for our residents.
“In an age of austerity, it is all too easy to recoup costs by raising taxation. The challenge lies in improving service provision while stabilising the money that the council takes from hardworking people.
“It is our responsibility to spend fairly and prudently on the services that matter and make a difference to local people,” he added.
The plans are due to be approved by the full council and cabinet.
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Lucky old Westminster. If our county council received the same grants as Westminster, we would not have to pay any a precept to that council. That's right, we would not pay any council tax to that council. In fact it is quite possible, we the council tax payer, might receive a small sum from the council. That would be a first. Until the Government sorts out the fairness of grant system, council tax can never be fair. I pay hundreds of pounds more per year for my little two bedroomed house, than an ex Prime Ministers living in the heart of London.
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Christine Melsom
Monday, February 20, 2012