Council tax in Scarborough to rise

Council tax bills will be going up this year following a vote today from Scarborough Borough Council.
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Scarborough Council today voted to increase its share of the council tax by 2.31%, the equivalent of £5 for a Band D property, in its budget for 2017/18.

It is the maximum increase allowed without having to hold a referendum and is the second year running the authority has raised its share of the precept.

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Last month, North Yorkshire County Council voted to approve an increase in general council tax from April by 1.99% along with a 2% social care precept.

The council’s financial strategy is based on a similar 3.99% increase each year up to 2020 in order to prioritise frontline services.

The cost to the average band D household will be an additional £45.64 per year (£3.80 per month or 88p per week).

The Government has offered councils the chance to front-load this year and next by increasing the social care precept by 3% in each of the next two years.

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The borough council makes up 13% of the precept, compared to almost 70% for the county council.

North Yorkshire's Police and Fire services are also likely to increase their share of the precept this year.