Council tax increase will 'protect frontline services' in Croydon

COUNCIL tax bills in Croydon are set to increase 1.89% this year in response to cuts in Government funding, the council has said. That figure – which equates to 53 pence per week for a Band D property – includes the maximum possible council imposed increase of 1.99% as well as the Government's so-called social care precept of 2%. Those increases will be offset by the Mayor of London's proposed reduction in the bill residents pay towards the Greater London Authority (GLA), council...