Council Tax

The Government are cutting grants to local authorities, and freezing Council Tax rates; this will result in very heavy pressure to reduce council services to residents. Over ¾ of Council Tax goes to Essex County Council. They have said that maintaining the current levels of services would require a council tax increase of 14%, which would be impossible because of the freeze. http://webapps1.essexcc.gov.uk/BudgetMaker/BudgetMaker.asp