County plans to raise £5.6m with 6.5% tax increase

CONWY County Council has proposed to raise an extra £5.632m by upping council tax by 6.5%.

- By RICHARD EVANS

The cash-strapped authority will plug a £7.968m resource shortfall with £2.236m of service cuts, £100,000 from reserves, and £5.632m from council tax.

The budget discussions are set to go ahead on Monday (February 23) at a finance committee before full council will debate the matter on Thursday, setting the council tax levels for the year.

The rise amounts to a band D equivalent increase of around £122.75 a year or around £2.36 a week, with the council taking £115 and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service taking £7.74 approximately.

The increase raises council tax to £2,011.26 a year for a band D property. The rise follows a 30% increase in council tax in the last three years alone.