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Council Budget and Council Tax 2007/8 

 

Harlow Council has set its Council Tax for 2007/8. The 1.9% increase is expected to be one of the lowest in the country.

 

Council Tax is made up of four elements with shares of the tax going to Harlow Council, Essex County Council and the Essex Police and Fire Authorities. Increases by the other three organisations mean that overall the Harlow Council Tax will increase by 4.1% (£55 per year for Band D)

 

The 2007/8 council tax charges will be:

 

 

Band A            943.74       

Band B            1,101.03

Band C            1,258.32    

Band D            1,415.61

Band E            1,730.19   

Band F            2,044.77

Band G            2,359.35   

Band H            2,831.22

 

 

At it's meeting last night the Council also agreed increases in spending on priority issues such as environment, community safety and recycling.

 

View the full budget papers from 15th February.

View the news release on budget setting