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Kendal Town Council increases precept by 21 per cent

9:05am Thursday 20th November 2008

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COUNCIL taxpayers in Kendal face an inflation busting increase in the amount they pay for town council services.

Revealed in its budget for 2009/2010, Kendal Town Council intends to levy a council tax precept of £297,760 –a 21 per cent increase on the amount requested for the current financial year.

The increase, which is more than four times the current rate of inflation and equates to an annual fee of £28.53 per Band D household, will enable KTC to invest £30,000 into rejuvenating the town’s parks and open spaces, which were recently described as looking “somewhat tired” by Britain in Bloom Judges.

See The Westmorland Gazette for the full story.


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CitizenPower, Kendal says...
9:11am Fri 21 Nov 08

While no one likes to see an increase in tax, it's good to see that the town council has recognised the need for improvements of town lovely parks which have needed upgradeing for years. These much needed renovations will do much to enhance the town's civic pride. Well done!

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