Residents across Caerphilly county borough could soon be welcoming the news that council tax rates have been frozen for the next two years, with Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet set to support the proposals at their meeting on Thursday.
A report will be presented to Cabinet this Thursday (24th February), containing the recommendation to implement a 0% council tax increase. Cabinet will then determine whether to support this recommendation before it goes to Full Council for a decision on Thursday evening.
Cllr Colin Mann, Deputy Leader of Council and Cabinet Member responsible for Corporate Finance said, “We recognise that people from all sections of the community are feeling the pinch financially at the moment, so our aspirations to freeze council tax aim to help residents better manage their budgets over the next two years”.
He continued, “We are in a position to aspire to do this thanks to our careful financial management over recent years. Caerphilly is better placed than many other local authorities thanks to our sound strategic planning”.
If the proposal is implemented, Caerphilly County Borough Council will become the only local authority in Wales to freeze council tax for residents in 2011/12.
