Council tax in Dover district to rise by 3.9% in 2020/21
10:14, 02 March 2020
updated: 10:43, 04 March 2020
Council tax will go up by an average 3.9% from April.
The annual cost for an average Band D property for Dover district from 2020/21 will be £1,894.39 compared with £1,822.83 in 2019/20.
The figures were confirmed last Wednesday at a full meeting of Dover District Council, which collects the tax.
Kent County Council as usual gets the lion's share, £1,351.26, which is 71.3% of the total sum.
The second largest amount goes to the Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent, £203.15 or 10.7%.
Dover District Council gets £192.24 (10.1%), Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue £79.29 (4.2%) and the average for parish and town councils is £68.45 (3.6%).
Payments are usually from April to January and posted bills will arrive by the end of this month.
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