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At its meeting on Thursday (11 February), the Conservative Executive agreed to deliver the pledge given by the Leader of the Executive, Cllr John Kingsbury, in May 2009 not to increase the Woking element of council tax by more than the Bank of England’s CPI inflation forecast.
Although this figure now stands at 2.9%, the Executive agreed to recommend to Full Council on 22 February a council tax increase limited to 2.5%. This modest increase equates to £4.95 per year or 10p per week for a Band D council taxpayer.
For a Band H taxpayer – the highest property banding – the increase for the Woking element of council tax will be £9.90 per year or 19p per week.
Leader of the Executive, Cllr John Kingsbury said: “While we know no-one likes to see council tax increases, we believe that in this challenging economic climate, we have kept faith with our pledge and kept this increase in Woking’s share of council tax to the very minimum.
“At the same, we have managed the council’s budget to ensure that there will be no cuts to any of its core services. I believe this is an important message that Woking residents will want to hear from their Conservative administration.”
