Council tax will rise by nearly three percent in Gedling borough.
The tax rise was announced as Gedling Borough Council’s budget was signed off by councillors.
The budget includes funding for ambitious plans to extend Gedling Country Park and fight climate change.
Gedling Borough Council leader Cllr John Clark revealed that an increase would be imposed at a Full Council at a meeting last night (March 4):
“We were told by Central Government that we would get ‘whatever it takes’ in our fight against Covid-19 and that hasn’t happened and we are now facing a potential £1 million funding gap on top of the core spending reduction that has left us, for the second year in a row, as the worst affected council in the country, equivalent to a 20% reduction compared to 2015.
“This has left us with no choice but to regrettably increase our share of the Council Tax by 2.97%, which equates to £3.33 per year for someone in a Band A property.
“We understand how difficult times are for many and we will continue to support over 4,800 families across our borough with our 100% funded Council Tax Reduction Scheme.
Shocking… increases at this time… you lot in the local authorities don’t have a clue,
Perhaps our MP Tom Randall could petition parliment on behalf of the constituents he represents to get some extra funding if we are the worst affected county in the country. Perhaps the question that needs answering is why we have the lowest funding? Is this to do with council not applying or central government not providing? 2.97% isn’t the highest rise across UK councils so it could be worse.