Cannock Chase Council proposes 2.99 per cent tax rise
Cannock Chase residents are set to see the tax they pay for district council services such as bin collections go up by almost 3%.
The 2.99% council tax rise being proposed by Cannock Chase Council would see the annual bill for residents in Band D properties go up from £251.30 to £258.81 in April.
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Budget plans were presented to cabinet members on Thursday (January 29) and will be considered further at a full council meeting on Wednesday, February 11. A report to the cabinet said: “This is being delivered in a profoundly uncertain time for local government.
“Central government have moved forwards with the proposal to reorganise local government. This means that should the reorganisation programme move forwards in line with the timetable published, Cannock Chase District Council will cease to exist in 2028.
“Following the choice of the preferred option, there will be a two-year period before the new authorities are vested. Elections are planned to take place in 2027 to elect councillors to the new shadow councils.
“The new unitary councils will be vested in April 2028 – it is anticipated that large amounts of work will be required by the existing councils to meet this incredibly challenging timetable. It is unclear at this stage what costs are likely to occur as a result of this or the work needed to implement it, but it is anticipated that both will be significant and we need to plan for this accordingly.
“There have been significant changes in Cannock Chase District Council’s financial position since the last budget was set. The leisure contract has been re-tendered, there was a significant favourable change in the cost of the local government pension scheme and the provisional settlement was more favourable than anticipated, although still challenging.”
