Council tax to rise 3.99%

[avalunche]

I have just read in the Yorkshire Post the following article:-

 

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/council-tax-rises-on-table-as-sheffield-faces-budget-gap-1-7699798

 

"SHEFFIELD council tax payers have been warned to expect the biggest rise in their bills for many years.

 

It is expecting to raise bills by the 1.99 per cent allowed by the Government before councils have to ask voters in a referendum for permission to increase bills further.

 

The authority is also expecting to use a new power to increase bills by a further two per cent to raise money to help meet rising social care costs."

[gomgeg]

I have just read in the Yorkshire Post the following article:-

 

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/council-tax-rises-on-table-as-sheffield-faces-budget-gap-1-7699798

 

"SHEFFIELD council tax payers have been warned to expect the biggest rise in their bills for many years.

 

It is expecting to raise bills by the 1.99 per cent allowed by the Government before councils have to ask voters in a referendum for permission to increase bills further.

 

The authority is also expecting to use a new power to increase bills by a further two per cent to raise money to help meet rising social care costs."

Presumably, that's to allow the people who have to sell their house to pay for their own social care to pay for the ones who don't.

[Funky_Gibbon]

Presumably, that's to allow the people who have to sell their house to pay for their own social care to pay for the ones who don't.

 

It's the tiny 'devolved' power that Osborne has given to local authorities to try and pretend that it compensates for the 40% reduction in funding over the past 6 years and at the same time also devolves the blame for tax-raising to try and fund the social care policies of the Government because they're legally obligated to.

[Jack_Russell]

I thought a referendum had to be called if the increase was 2% or more, wasn't last year's increase 1.99% because of this.

 

Anyone know?

[gomgeg]

It's the tiny 'devolved' power that Osborne has given to local authorities to try and pretend that it compensates for the 40% reduction in funding over the past 6 years and at the same time also devolves the blame for tax-raising to try and fund the social care policies of the Government because they're legally obligated to.

Whoever's responsible for it, it still means that some will be paying an extra 3.9 per cent, while still having to sell their home to pay should they ever need social care. Still what can you expect? We still keep voting them in at local and national level, toss...s !

[dizzy_chick]

It's the tiny 'devolved' power that Osborne has given to local authorities to try and pretend that it compensates for the 40% reduction in funding over the past 6 years and at the same time also devolves the blame for tax-raising to try and fund the social care policies of the Government because they're legally obligated to.

 

Well said! Also, social care doesn't just cover the costs for older persons, but for other groups (such as physcial & learning disabilities)..

 

Incidentally, the Gov't also delayed the implementation of a cap on the cost of care, due to the pressures which Local Government is facing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33552279

[gazza c]

No doubt the boys in blue fees will be contributing to the increase! less police but paying more for it,makes me sick

[ricgem2002]

Presumably, that's to allow the people who have to sell their house to pay for their own social care to pay for the ones who don't.

I agree we should stop funding welsh/Scottish people

[*_ash_*]

£50 shortfall.

 

I'm sure I read in here that there is about £10 million in unpaid CTax bills, is this included in the figures?

[the_bloke]

The authority is also expecting to use a new power to increase bills by a further two per cent to raise money to help meet rising social care costs."

 

Ironic when SCC is still passing social care living units (for people with learning disabilities) over to the private sector.