Council tax bill rise in Bridgend set for discussion

Residents in Bridgend county borough could see a 4.95% rise in their council tax bills from April after a planned increase was announced in the council's draft budget for the coming year.

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If given the go-ahead. the proposals would deliver around £403m to support front-line services such as education, social care, refuse collection, and highways maintenance across the county borough.

Following the provisional settlement from the Welsh Government in December, Bridgend's budget will increase by 4.6% providing the council with an extra £5m worth of funding.

This could see a potential allocation of £167m to the Education, Early Years and Young People directorate, £127m to Social Services and £35m to Communities.

Discussions on the proposals follow recommendations that were made by a cross-party scrutiny group in December.