Cllr Martin Stears-Handscomb, leader of North Herts District Council.
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Council tax is set to rise in North Herts for the 2021/2022 budget, due to a predicted £2.2 million shortfall of income and additional expenditure because of COVID-19.
In a meeting of North Herts District Council yesterday, councillors agreed to draw on financial reserves to meet the shortfall.
The budget also included the council s commitment to ensuring the future of leisure centres which were forced to close during lockdown, and to provide an additional £50,000 to support the work of Citizens Advice North Herts.
There will be an increase in council tax by £5 per year for a band D property, which is approximately a 2.1 per cent increase for all properties.