Leicestershire County Council agree to raise Council Tax by nearly 5%
This equates to £1.39 a week for a band D home.
Leicestershire County Council has agreed on their budget which means that Council Tax is going up.
From April, there will be a 4.99 per cent Council Tax rise, this equates to £1.39 a week for a band D home and will generate an extra £17.7 million.
Nick Rushton said asking people to pay more was a tough decision, but that not doing so “would drastically reduce the money we can spend on social care, fixing roads and other frontline services”.
The priority, Coun Rushton added, was protecting the vulnerable and providing the support people depend on, with £57 million more set aside this year to pay for more home and residential care, and support people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and mental health needs. However, the council tax rises came hand in hand with cuts to some services offered by the council – and the possible cutting of up to 250 jobs in the next three years – leading the opposition to accuse the council of taking more from residents and giving them less in return.
