Newark and Sherwood District Council sets council tax for 2019-20

Newark and Sherwood District Council has set its council tax for the forthcoming financial year (2019-20).

The council’s part of the bill will increase by 1.94 per cent which amounts to around an extra £3.30 per year for a Band D property in the district. Last year, of every £100 paid in Band D council tax, £9.14 went to the district council and in the coming year this will be less than £8.91 per every £100. This is due to the council’s percentage increase being lower than that of Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottinghamshire Police and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.

For a Band A property, which account for 40 per cent of households in the district, the increase is an extra £2.20 per year.

The district council is responsible for services such as kerbside waste and recycling, street cleaning, homelessness, planning and conservation, town centre development, licensing, public protection, museums and theatre, parks and leisure and tourism.

As part of its future planning, for example, the council has purchased the Buttermarket in Newark to aid town centre development and has led the district-wide Cleaner, Safer, Greener campaign which continues to focus on an extensive range of issues of including street litter, fly-tipping, dog fouling, anti-social behaviour, recycling and refuse collection and community safety. It is also committed, through its capital programme to invest in leisure centre provision in the district, including a new swimming pool for the Dukeries Leisure Centre in Boughton, near Ollerton.

The council is also creating a £200,000 Community Initiative Fund for parish councils to bid for match funding toward capital projects in their area.

Council leader David Lloyd said: “We are committed to providing exceptional value for money to our customers and residents and this budget sets out to maintain quality services that are sustainable, efficient and effective.”

The remaining breakdown on how council tax is spent is:

75.74% - Nottinghamshire County Council: Education, roads, care for the elderly and disabled, child protection, public health, libraries, recycling centres and waste disposal

11.26% - Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire: Law and order and crime reduction

4.09% - Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service for:  Fire prevention and fire and rescue.

Council tax support is available for households on a low income   including single person discount, student discount, young adults receiving child benefit, council tax relief for people with disabilities, full-time carers, council tax care leaver discount and empty and unfurnished properties. Last year more than 7,200 households received council tax support last year amounting to £6.4m.

 Apply for help with your council tax online or call 01636 650 000 or get in touchwww.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/counciltax