Teignbridge residents will have received this week or will be receiving their Council Tax letters for 2012-2013. And for the record its worth pointing out how every £1 of council tax residents pay is shared out for services:
10p Teignbridge District Council (Con administration) - including refuse collection, kerbside recycling, housing, planning, street cleaning, leisure - this has remained the same as last year. Last year's budget 2011-2012 was £70.120m total gross, this year's 2012 -2013 is £69.497m total gross.
This year's savings are largely small reductions in staffing, additional savings of £500,00 are planned and there is £500,00 extra new homes bonus which is mainly going into an infrastructure fund for jobs, supporting economic development and housing. (In my view you can't have growth without focused investment).
72p Devon County Council (Con administration) - including education, roads, care for the elderly and disabled, child protection, youth services, libraries and recycling centres and disposal of waste - this has remained the same for the forthcoming year as last year.
10p Devon and Cornwall police Authority - this is a 2% increase over last year.
5p Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority - this is a 3% increase over last year.
3p Towns and Parishes - 4.3% increase -this is an average increase and each Town or Parish precept needs to be studied for the actual figures.
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