Councillors on Merseyside Police and Crime Panel agree to 7.2% rise in police element of council tax from April 2018
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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 Part 1 of 3
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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 Part 2 of 3
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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 Part 3 of 3
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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel 6th February 2018 slides
On Tuesday, the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel (the two councillors on it from the Wirral are Cllr Tony Smith (Labour) and Cllr Cherry Povall (Conservative)) agreed to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s request for a 7.2% rise in the element of council tax that goes to pay for the Merseyside Police.
Last year, for a band D property in Wirral, £165.97 from council tax went towards the running of the Merseyside Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside. This year (2018-19) it will increase to £12 more (£177.97) for a band D property on the Wirral.
The proposed increase in council tax of 7.2% led to concerns expressed by councillors on the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel that the people of Merseyside would be paying more for a police service with less police officers.
An Independent Member of the Police and Crime Panel was concerned about whether the public were misled during a recent consultation on increasing council tax. The costs of running the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Merseyside were also commented on by the Panel.
Ultimately the Panel agreed to the Police and Crime Commissioner’s proposed budget.
A decision on the fire element of council tax by Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority is expected to be made on the 22nd February 2018.
The ruling Labour administration on Wirral Council have also recently published their budget which proposes a 5.99% increase in the Wirral Council element of council tax. Their budget will be proposed at a Cabinet meeting on the 19th February and decided at a meeting of all Wirral Council councillors on the 5th March.
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