Council Tax Frozen for Second Year Running
Council tax paid by residents for services provided by Chesterfield Borough Council has been frozen for another year.
The unanimous vote was taken at the council meeting on Thursday 26 February.
Councillor John Burrows, Chesterfield Borough Council’s Leader, said: “Despite the fact we are, again, facing a huge cut in the funding we receive from the government, we have frozen council tax again to help families in the borough who are doing their best to make ends meet in these difficult economic times.
Councillors also voted to accept the council’s proposed budget for the coming year.
Although Chesterfield Borough Council collects council tax, it only keeps 10 per cent of the money.
For the average band A property, this means the council keeps only £96.59 each year or £1.86 each week of the money collected to fund its services including: refuse collection, street cleaning, sports and park facilities, regeneration, housing, markets, museums, theatres and tourism.
The rest of the money goes to different authorities including Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Constabulary and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Each of these authorities has chosen to increase its portion of council tax by just under two per cent. This means that although the amount residents pay towards services provided by Chesterfield Borough Council will remain the same, the overall amount they pay will increase.
