Runnymede Borough Council’s share of residents’ Council Tax bills will increase by just £5.69 per year on average from April it has been confirmed.
And the total bill for an average Band D home will rise by less than five per cent from £2,272 to £2,380 for the year. From the total bill:
Surrey County Council and Surrey Fire and Rescue will be given £1,846.
Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner will be given £337 to fund Surry Police.
Runnymede Borough Council will keep £196.
For people who pay their Council Tax over 10 months, the total cost for a Band D home will be £238 per month. People can also choose to pay over 12 months which would come to £198 per month.
Residents in Runnymede will still pay the lowest overall Council Tax in Surrey.
A statement from the Co-Leaders of the Council said:
“Nobody likes to see their Council Tax go up, but Runnymede’s asking residents to contribute less than £200 per year towards the actual cost of all of the services we run. That’s everything from paying bin collection crews and running refuse trucks to collect bins from around 36,000 homes every week to dealing with hundreds of planning applications, managing 43 primary parks and open spaces as well as many more smaller open areas, allotments and cemeteries.
“Our staff run elections, deal with fly tipping, organise community activities, carry out environmental health checks and handle licence applications for pubs and clubs as well as working on community safety.
“This is just a snapshot of the huge range of services we provide; but thousands of residents also rely on our excellent support services like our website and customer service centre to make it as easy as possible to deal with us. We also need to employ finance, legal, HR and communications specialists and people in many other areas to keep the Council running smoothly and in line with legal requirements.
“We’re determined to keep costs as tight as possible against a backdrop of higher prices for goods and services we use. During the past year, we’ve removed £1.45m of spending with little effect on services. That’s an example of how committed we are to spending money wisely and prudently and saving where we can, to reduce costs or fund different services for local people.
We’re proud to offer a generous support for people who have genuine difficulty in paying their bills.”
Council Tax payments from residents make up around seven per cent of the Council’s total income each year. The rest of our income that we use to pay for services comes from other sources including:
- investments,
- grants,
- fees and charges
- rent payments from commercial buildings we own ranging from shops to office blocks.
If you find it difficult to pay your Council Tax, please talk to us, there are support schemes which you may be able to use.
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