11% Town Council Tax Rise

Wed 27 Mar, 14:29

Thanks Gary. 

Wed 27 Mar, 08:13

If you would like to see all the information on the town council budget and the explanation for the increase and everything else to do with the town council you can find all the information at the town council website at : https://charlbury-tc.gov.uk

For this specific topic these 2 links may be helpful:

https://charlbury-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Explanation-of-budgetprecept-2024-2025.pdf

https://charlbury-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Charlbury-Budget-2024-25-agreed6.12.23.pdf

Chair Charlbury Town Council

Tue 26 Mar, 21:40

Is the Council meeting on Wednesday 7 30 at the memorial hall?

Tue 26 Mar, 18:14

Thanks for your input. Just because the numbers are small doesn't mean a big percentage increase is okay. It's better to fund one-off projects with donations or fundraising, instead of hiking taxes, which will just stick around on the bill for years. 

Count me in to support any fundraising activities. 

Tue 19 Mar, 13:41

For what it’s worth, the difference between an 11.5% rise and a 4% rise would be 16.6p a week on a Band E property.

Tue 19 Mar, 12:56

All TC's need substantial reserves, especially if they manage buildings but not exclusive to. When I was on the TC, the reserves were too low and this was flagged by the external auditors.

Tue 19 Mar, 12:52

Why not simply read the town council finance report and explanation:

https://charlbury-tc.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Explanation-of-budgetprecept-2024-2025.pdf

Half is work on the 9 Acres pitches, the other half a requirement from the external auditors.

Tue 19 Mar, 12:26

For what purpose is the town council building up reserves with our earnings? Should they not just spend what they have?

Wish I had a 11% pay rise to cover the increase but unfortunately like with all other bills, this is yet again an increase far above inflation. 

Will there be an increase below inflation next year to balance things out?

Sun 17 Mar, 20:53

What are the 2 expensive items to cost £20000.00 ? as a matter of interest. 

Sat 16 Mar, 19:34

I think that £2/ household / week for the Town Council is pretty good value.  The increase this year is due to two exceptional items of circa £20k: Building up reserves and renovation of the pitches on Nine Acres. 

Sat 16 Mar, 17:51

Hi, could someone from the Town Council please explain why our tax bills for the Town Council are going up 11%, when other services are going up between only 2% and 5.1% (Oxfordshire 3%, WODC 4.2%, Thames Valley Police 5.1%)?