Staffordshire Fire Service expected to up share of council tax
Staffordshire Fire Service is expected to up its share of council tax by at least 1.75 per cent.
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As revealed in the Express & Star, Staffordshire County Council looks set to raise its proportion of council tax by 3.95 per cent, with Cannock District Council looking at a 1.95 per cent rise.
Stafford Borough Council and Staffordshire's Police and Crime Commissioner will be freezing their share. In a paper prepared for a full fire authority meeting later this month, it states they are working on the assumption 'the authority will increase council tax by a minimum 1.75 per cent per year up to 2019/20'. The maximum the authority could raise it to is 1.99 p er cent.
A 1.99 per cent increase would generate an extra £450,000 per year for the service.
