Council tax bills in South Gloucestershire will rise by nearly three per cent from April.
The increase, comprising 1.99 per cent for general services and one per cent for adult social care, means the local authority’s element for a Band D property will be £1,668.64, up by £48.45 on the current year, or 93p extra a week. It was approved unanimously at a full council meeting on Wednesday evening (February 16) along with the annual budget, which includes more money for street cleaning, school buildings, roads and potholes, and children’s services.
Opposition groups secured extra funding to help retrofit homes and reduce waiting times for therapy for sex attack victims from up to 42 months down to three. The Conservative administration’s budget keeps parking free at council-run car parks in the district, with a review of charges at Kings Chase shopping centre, which the authority bought last year, while a new park will be created in Cadbury Heath to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
