Council Tax Frozen For Second Year
Written by HFM News on 25th February 2020
Harborough Council’s share of Council Tax is being frozen for a second year after its budget was approved a meeting last night.
Bills will go up overall from April though, as both the Police and Leicestershire County Council are increasing their charges.
Harborough’s budget includes a capital programme of more than £56m over the next three years, to fund – amongst other things – improved leisure facilities, providing affordable homes and more CCTV.
The Council will also be investing in property funds and acquiring commercial properties to generate revenue income to support services.
The budget details £692,000 of income generation proposals and identifies £105,000 of savings for 2019/20 while investing an additional £573,000 into services that residents value.
It was approved despite opposition Liberal Democrat councillors voteing against it, after expressing concern about money from Council Reserves being used to form part of the budget.
