Bishop's Stortford
Conservatives
Bishop's Stortford Conservatives
Town Council Tax Reduction 2008
BISHOP'S STORTFORD TOWN COUNCIL BUDGET 2008/2009
At
the Bishop's Stortford Town Council meeting on Monday the 14th of
January 2008, Bishop’s Stortford Town Council agreed the
Budget for 2008/2009
- £1,152,350 (2007/2008 - £1,139,076) This equates to
a reduction of Council tax of 1.6% - Based on the Band D
equivalent: (Band D Householders will be charged £75.52)
A REDUCTION on the Bishop's Stortford Town Council tax of 1.6%: (A band D equivalent reduction of £1.20)
Councillor John Wyllie, Bishop's
Stortford Town Council Conservative Group Leader and Chairman of the
Bishop's Stortford Town Council Finance Committee
stated:
“I am pleased that whilst
standard costs such as fuel, rates and wages are rising, Bishop’s
Stortford Town Council Conservatives have managed to reduce
the Band D Council Tax Charge. Bishop’s Stortford Town
Council Conservative’s presented a budget that
improves services and invests for the future, whilst managing
to reduce the Council Tax burden on the residents of
Bishop’s Stortford. This has
been achieved by Councillors
and Town Council Staff achieving efficiencies at all levels. I would
like to thank the Bishop's Stortford Town Council
staff for their hard work in ensuring that this reduction came to
fruition. I would
also like to congratulate the
hard work done by all the staff of the Bishop's Stortford Rhodes Arts
Complex, who have helped in the sucess of this venue, which is now
bearing fruit. The grant provided to Rhodes has been reduced for
the first time in many years. The charge for providing this valuable
resource
for the residents of the Town next year is 15.5p per resident per
week.”
“The hard work has just begun;
Bishop's Stortford Conservative Councillors are commited to
continuing to providevalue for money services to the residents of Bishop's
Stortford.”
Bishop's Stortford Conservative Press Release - Release date: 14th January 2008
Published by John Wyllie on behalf
of Bishops Stortford Conservatives both of 4a Swains Mill Crane Mead Ware
Hertfordshire SG12 9PY Tel: 01920 462182 Fax: 01920
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