£5 increase in council tax with new fire engine among Andy Burnham's plans
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCouncil tax will rise by £5 across Greater Manchester to avoid an ‘adverse impact on frontline fire cover’ and buy a new fire engine.
The increase in the Mayor’s Precept — the tax used to fund Andy Burnham and his office — will rise to £112.95 per year for a band D property.
However, 82 per cent of households will pay a smaller increase as they fall into a lower council tax bracket. Almost half of the households in Greater Manchester are Band A properties, who will pay £3.33 extra a year, or six pence more a week.
All of the rise will go to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), with ‘other mayoral general functions’ seeing no increase. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features The rise will be used to cover ‘significant increase in inflationary pressures on both pay and non-pay budgets’, according to a report to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).
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