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Ipswich Borough Council is proposing a 2% council tax increase from April 2021
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A 2% council tax rise has been proposed by Ipswich Borough Council for its share of the council tax bill from April - but no further cuts are planned for the new financial year.
Ipswich Borough Council s executive on Tuesday night agreed to its 2021/22 budget proposals in which a 2% rise - the guideline rate set out by the government - was put forward, equivalent to 11p extra per week for taxpayers in Band B properties.
It follows two emergency budgets agreed by the executive in July and November as a result of the severe financial pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which savings had to be found by closing the Profiles Waterfront gym,
Ipswich Borough Council is proposing a 2% council tax increase from April 2021
- Credit: Archant
A 2% council tax rise has been proposed by Ipswich Borough Council for its share of the council tax bill from April - but no further cuts are planned for the new financial year.
Ipswich Borough Council s executive on Tuesday night agreed to its 2021/22 budget proposals in which a 2% rise - the guideline rate set out by the government - was put forward, equivalent to 11p extra per week for taxpayers in Band B properties.
It follows two emergency budgets agreed by the executive in July and November as a result of the severe financial pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which savings had to be found by closing the Profiles Waterfront gym,
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