Somerset fire brigade's share of average council tax bills to rise by £5

Somerset fire brigade's share of average council tax bills to rise by £5

Somerset taxpayers will on average shell out an extra £5 per year from April after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority set its annual…

Somerset households to pay an extra £5 for fire service from April

Residents in Burnham-On-Sea and across Somerset will see the fire service portion of their council tax bills rise by £5 a year from April after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service approved its new budget. The increase — the maximum allowed — represents a 4.8% rise, taking the annual Band D fire precept to £109.68 for the year ahead. This sits alongside separate charges for local councils and the police. The fire authority said the rise is…

Council taxpayers to be charged average £5 more for Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue

FIRE brigade services in Somerset will cost the average council taxpayer £5 extra a year from April after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue (DSFR) agreed to increase its precept.