IMPROVING services and green spaces is at the heart of a rise in Warwick District Council’s share of the council tax.
The council has agreed to increase its portion of the council tax bill by 2.99 per cent for 2025/26.
This is equal to a £5.45 increase per household per year for a Band D household.
However, over 91 per cent of the council tax goes to Warwickshire County Council, Warwickshire Police and town and parish councils.
Councillors also approved a range of investment initiatives to ensure continued improvement of services.
This includes the continuation of the council’s development of high-quality, energy-efficient new council homes, to roll out its low-cost low carbon energy strategy with the aim of reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions from public buildings and housing, and maintaining WDC’s parks and open spaces with improvement plans for St Nicholas Park and Victoria Park, the start of work to create a new Country Park as well as the implementation of the council’s biodiversity action plan to protect the natural environment.
WDC’s finance spokesperson Coun Jonathan Chilvers said: “This year’s budget has been set against an uncertain economic environment, and the ongoing cost of living crisis. This council’s sound financial discipline and continued focus on providing valued services for our residents, was key to our budget setting.”
