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04/03/2010 - Allerdale’s council tax is lowest in county

Allerdale Borough Council set its budget for 2010-11 last night (Wednesday, 3 March 2009) at its meeting of full Council.

A 1.9 per cent increase in Allerdale Borough Council’s portion of council tax was agreed, meaning that its portion is still the lowest district council tax in the county by far.

For a band A property this means an increase in Allerdale Borough Council’s portion of the council tax of £1.79 for the year, for a band B property it means an increase of £2.09 for the year and for a band D property it means an increase of £2.69 for the year, equivalent to 5p per week.

In 2010-11 the district council portion of the council tax for Band D properties for the district councils in Cumbria is:
Allerdale Borough Council – £144.17
Barrow Borough Council – £201.87
Carlisle City Council – £193.43
Copeland Borough Council – £180.27
Eden District Council – £165.89
South Lakeland District Council – £175.63

Councillor David Wilson, Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council and Executive member with responsibility for Finance, said: “We are proud to keep costs as low as possible in these difficult economic times – the effects of which the Council is itself experiencing – while still maintaining value for money in the services that we offer our residents.”

For more information on how much, or how little, your council is costing you visit allerdalecompare.com to compare the facts.

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