Councillors on the finance committee will on Tuesday consider proposals for increasing charges for properties in the highest bands E to H
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They are being asked for their views on a joint report from the Scottish Government and COSLA named “Consultation on a Fairer Council Tax”. The paper suggests council tax bills could rise by 7.5 per cent for band E properties, 12.5 per cent for F, 17.5 per cent for G and a whopping 22.5 per for band H.For those in band H the council tax would increase by £735 to £4,006 a year.
Councillors will be told that the proposals would affect about a quarter of homes in the region, largely from band E and F. In a report for Tuesday’s meeting Paul Garrett, the council’s head of finance and procurement, states: “The proposed changes would generate an estimated £176 million, before the impact of the council tax reduction scheme, at a time when Scottish local governments faces very significant financial“The current levels of cost inflation and higher interest rates associated with an overall increased cost of living is impacting across all households and it is recognised that the proposed changes...
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