Weymouth Town Council votes to reduce their share of council tax
Residents will be paying less to Weymouth Town Council from April
Weymouth Town Council's decided to reduce its share of the council tax.
Councillors debated the budget proposals for the 2022/23 financial year, before agreeing to a five per cent reduction to the precept. The decision was approved at last night’s meeting of Advisory Full Council (Wednesday 12th January) and will go to next in-person meeting of Full Council for ratification.
It means that from April residents will pay less for the Weymouth Town Council share of the precept. The average Band D property will pay £176.41 a year, compared to £185.69 last year.
The council will spend £4.12 million on its work for Weymouth over the coming year.
The budgets are financed through a combination of trading income, service fees and charges, and the precept.
Funds will be used to maintain services including parks and gardens, play areas, cemeteries, allotments, beach, community development and town centre work.
Cllr Colin Huckle, Mayor of Weymouth, said:
“While many councils are increasing residents’ council tax bills, we recognise that people are already struggling with rising living costs. That’s why it’s so important that we continue to provide frontline services and amenities efficiently, without asking residents to bear any additional costs through Weymouth Town Council’s share of council tax.”