Council tax bills set to rise by £60 a year
Average council tax bills for Essex County Council are set to increase by £60 a year, the authority has announced.
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Council tax in Southend to rise and free parking after 6pm set to be scrapped
Visitors to Southend seafront will soon have to pay for parking up until 9pm. Free parking after 6pm is set
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Thurrock draft budget attempts to address overspend
Council bills in Thurrock are set to rise by almost 3 per cent to fund increases in the cost of
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Commissioner raises prospect of 5% council tax increase to tackle crime in county
Essex’s crime commissioner has raised the possibility of increasing the police precept by £10 per band D household – as
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Havering Council plans increase in council tax
Havering Council is planning “the highest council tax increase for some years” in April as it struggles with an almost
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Basildon council tax freeze agreed by Policy and Resources Committee
Basildon Council’s portion of council tax should be frozen for the second consecutive year, and street lights should continue to
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Council tax increase needed says Essex crime commissioner
The crime commissioner for Essex Police says a council tax increase of nearly £10 is needed to ensure the police
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Basildon Council freezes council tax for second consecutive year
Despite the financial implications that COVID-19 has had, Basildon Council has announced that council tax will be frozen for the
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Unpaid Southend council tax and business rate bills reach more than £5million
More than £5million in taxes have not been collected by Southend Council since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it
Read more Have your say on proposed changes to Basildon’s council tax reduction scheme
Basildon Council is encouraging residents to have their say on proposed changes to its council tax reduction scheme. The changes
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