Councils to buck trend with below-average tax increases Echonews Edition

COUNCILS in the region are set to buck the national trend over council tax rises next year.A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA), based on more than 100 draft budgets published by councils, revealed that council tax bills across England are expected to rise by four per cent.But most cou...

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Published inNorthern Echo
Main Author King, Dan
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Darlington (UK) Newsquest (North East) Ltd 25.01.2008
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Councils
Steckles, Melva
Tax increases
Watson, Alex
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Summary:COUNCILS in the region are set to buck the national trend over council tax rises next year.A survey by the Local Government Association (LGA), based on more than 100 draft budgets published by councils, revealed that council tax bills across England are expected to rise by four per cent.But most councils in the region are likely to levy increases below the countrywide forecast.Derwentside District Council has not increased its council tax at all since 2004, and aims to do the same again for the next financial year.Council leader Alex Watson said: "That is the target, and that is what I have told officers - we do not want an increase."We are very proud of our record.