Will the council tax be going up ?

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• Guest 745

  • Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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  13 February 2014     18:51260871
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  Will the council tax be going up ?
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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  13 February 2014     19:00260872
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  DDC Cabinet have recommended to the Council that DDC council tax is frozen. Decision time evening of March 5th.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  13 February 2014     19:03260875
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  i read the other day that kcc were looking for a slight rise, subject of a meeting tonight if i remember correctly paul.
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
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  13 February 2014     19:05260876
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  Yes today Howard. They were heading towards 1.99 increase I believe.
• Guest 1103

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  13 February 2014     21:58260909
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  please dont!! with all these cuts been made and the savings been made so far for hardly gritting the road etc due to mild temperatures. I can name more... but please for a change do not go up this year.
  Thank you
  Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
• Guest 653

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  13 February 2014     23:46260919
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  Paul has just said that DDC council tax won't go up Heike, KCC are putting their's up by 1.99. Don't know about the others.
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 745

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  14 February 2014     09:24260928
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  Do we have the link to haw the individual Council members voted on this one ??
  
  It always seem hard to get information on haw members voted ,or who clamed what on expenses
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  14 February 2014     09:31260929
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  keith,do a foi,you find out eventuly.
• Guest 745

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  14 February 2014     10:08260931
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  I see Brian's crapommiter is in the red again
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  14 February 2014     10:38260936
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  expenses for each year are shown in detail on the kcc website, it would be nice to know how councillors voted on issues i agree.
• Guest 977

  • Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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  14 February 2014     11:27260944
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  I don't think individual councillor votes are recorded unless there is a specific request for it on a particular vote but I might be wrong.
  
  Back to the main point, if a district or county council wants to raise the tax by 2% or more they have to hold a referendum, which would be costly in itself.
  
  At the town and parish meeting hosted by DDC in December it was explained that town and parish councils though are still 'sovereign' and can raise whatever precept they like but will need to justify it to the residents (neighbours they see every day!). As they could be capped in future they need to consider now whether they should raise the precept above 2% in order to build up reserves for increased responsibilities coming their way in future.
• Paul Watkins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 9 Nov 2011
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  14 February 2014     18:55260985
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  Recorded votes are now required when setting Council Tax. Does not apply at parish I believe. Only applied in last few weeks.
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  14 February 2014     19:13260987
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  #9
• Guest 1103

  • Registered: 3 Nov 2013
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  14 February 2014     19:37260990
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  But does KCC still be shown on your counciltax... cant remember havent looked at these paperstuff for long time...
  Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  14 February 2014     20:00260991
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  heike
  
  when you get the next bill in there will be a pie chart enclosed that will show how much goes to the district council, kent county council, all the various town and parish councils, police and fire and rescue services.
  
  once you have read that you may think "wow i would like to pay more for all of this".
  
  maybe not.
• Guest 977

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  14 February 2014     20:14260993
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   Paul Watkins wrote:

  Recorded votes are now required when setting Council Tax. Does not apply at parish I believe. Only applied in last few weeks.

  
  
  Didn't hear from our clerk that that applied to parishes now, but ours was unanimous anyway.
• Guest 1103

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  14 February 2014     22:18261009
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  I dont think so Howard Mcsweeney !!! well I had a look on the Bill as it bugged me and noticed that DTC having a whopping 34.5% for the running year alone!!!
  I hope this is not the case for the next tax year !!!
  Looks like they trying to catch up on the levels from KCC & DDC ...
  Well Paul Watkins, I be very interested if DTC having a BIG slice again ??
  Await Answer patiently
  
  Thank you for reading :)
  Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
• Guest 653

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  15 February 2014     07:36261014
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  That's not up to Paul, Heike; that decision is made by the Town Council.
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 745

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  15 February 2014     12:09261024
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  Every £5 you pay in council tax £1 of it goes to the pension pot of council workers.And all related hangers on
• Guest 1094

  • Registered: 27 Oct 2013
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  15 February 2014     12:23261028
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  Shepway District Council voted on 13/02/14 to reduce their Council Tax by half a %.
  DiJones

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