Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority freeze council tax (From Swindon Advertiser)

Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority freeze council tax

11:00am Wednesday 15th February 2012 in Local

Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority has agreed to freeze its share of the council tax for the coming year.

At a meeting yesterday members adopted a net revenue budget of £25,277,900 for 2012/13.

This 0 per cent increase in council tax means the payment for an average Band D household in Wiltshire and Swindon will remain at £62.38 (or £1.19 per week) for the fire and rescue service.

In return for imposing the freeze, the Fire Authority has accepted a one-off Government grant of £474,000 - equivalent to a three per cent increase in council tax.