A COUNCIL which had been set to impose a 10 per cent hike in council tax bills has now confirmed the charge will be frozen.
A COUNCIL which had been set to impose a 10% hike in council tax bills has now confirmed the charge will be frozen., despite Scottish First Minister having promised a nationwide freeze in the charge to help those struggling to cope amid the cost-of-living crisis., said additional cash from the Government meant the authority was now able to both freeze the council tax and protect local services.
While payments had already been taken from residents at the higher rate, Lynch said bills for the remainder of 2024-25 would take this into account.Speaking after a special meeting where the freeze in council tax was confirmed, Lynch said: “We are now in a position to freeze council tax this year and also save local services from cuts.
“Today’s decision passes on the benefits of this new funding to our communities – council tax is frozen and council services continue to be available.” “Payments for the remainder of the year will be reduced to take account of payments already made at the higher rate set in February.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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