NO INCREASE IN BRIGG TOWN COUNCIL PART OF YOUR COUNCIL TAX BILL FROM APRIL

The heartening news for Brigg householders is that they will not be asked to pay any additional cash to fund the work of our Town Council during the 2013/2014 financial year that starts in early April.
Coun Mike Campion proposed "no increase"  at Monday night's Brigg Town Council meeting, suggesting the  precept should be retained as it is. He said the council was giving value for money and continued to be "active" in providing services to the public.
The portion of each Brigg household's council tax bill that goes to fund the Town Council is very small - the majority of what you pay is for the services provided by North Lincolnshire Council, the police and others.
The Town Council has an office and a small staff. It oversees the Angel Suite community venue, manages the allotments and co-ordinates events like Remembrance Day. It is also involved with projects to help young people in the town. It is consulted on all Brigg planning applications and other issues.
What Brigg households will pay in council tax - collected by the North Lincolnshire authority - will be made known AFTER the other bodies with powers to ask the public to pay have decided what they want.
North Lincolnshire Council is what they call a precepting authority - it has the task of billing, and collecting, what households are being asked to pay. This is much simpler and more efficient than all the bodies sending out demands.
A chart showing exactly how much Brigg households will be asked to pay for 2013/14 will be issued by North Lincolnshire Council, in due course. It will show a total for each property band, from A upwards.
Here endeth the lesson on local government finance!