SLIGHT RISE IN WHAT BRIGG HOUSEHOLDS WILL PAY TO THE TOWN COUNCIL IN COUNCIL TAX

Brigg householders will pay slightly more to fund the Town Council during the next financial year, starting in April.
Brigg Town Council's latest meeting saw members agree a required precept of £123,000.
However, the total will be reduced by a North Lincolnshire Council grant of £5,649.
From April, Band D households will see what they pay for the Town Council increased from the current £67.84p a year to £69.62p.
There will be a 2.6% increase in the Parish Precept for 2018/19.
The Town Council portion of the overall council tax is very small.
A rise in Humberside Police's precept is being suggested for the new financial year.
North Lincolnshire Council, which provides the vast majority of local services -  including refuse collection and highway maintenance -  will add own its requirement, following which it will bill households and collect the council tax on behalf of all the precepting authorities.
Services provided by Brigg Town Council include:

• Operating the Angel Suite function room and Lounge
• Providing the Christmas lights,
• Giving grants to fund events in the town and help local groups
• Running the allotments.
• Brigg in Bloom

It is also planning to refurbish the Monument war memorial in the months ahead.
When Brigg Town Council considered its budget and precept for the coming year, councillors took a detailed and lengthly look at proposed items of expenditure.
Coun Rob Waltham said that as they were overseeing taxpayers' money, it was important to have effective scrutiny.