Councils Continue to Hoard Reserves While Pembrokeshire’s Council Tax Rises By 9.35%
Across Wales, Councils are currently sitting on over £2 billion in usable reserves, yet residents in Pembrokeshire are facing a Council Tax rise of 9.35%. Year after year, the people of Wales are hit with Council Tax rises, with many having seen their bill double since 2010, yet Councils are hoarding billions of pounds in usable reserves.
The Welsh Conservatives have fought to keep council tax down across Wales by calling for an independent review of the Local Government Funding Formula and to ensure usable reserves are used to keep Council Tax low. Furthermore, we have called on Local Authorities in Wales to become more efficient, along with ensuring more cross-Council working and the sharing of resources and services.
Commenting on the increase, local Senedd Member Paul Davies said:
“Under the Welsh Government, the Local Government Funding Formula remains broken.
“It cannot be right that people in Pembrokeshire are facing such a huge increase in their Council Tax, whilst Councils across Wales are sitting on over £2 billion in usable reserves.
“The Welsh Government must do more to keep Council Tax as low as possible by encouraging the use of usable reserves, efficiency within the council and encouraging the sharing of resources across council boundaries.”
Councils Continue to Hoard Reserves While Pembrokeshire’s Council Tax Rises By 9.35%
Across Wales, Councils are currently sitting on over £2 billion in usable reserves, yet residents in Pembrokeshire are facing a Council Tax rise of 9.35%. Year after year, the people of Wales are hit with Council Tax rises, with many having seen their bill double since 2010, yet Councils are hoarding billions of pounds in usable reserves.
The Welsh Conservatives have fought to keep council tax down across Wales by calling for an independent review of the Local Government Funding Formula and to ensure usable reserves are used to keep Council Tax low. Furthermore, we have called on Local Authorities in Wales to become more efficient, along with ensuring more cross-Council working and the sharing of resources and services.
Commenting on the increase, local Senedd Member Paul Davies said:
“Under the Welsh Government, the Local Government Funding Formula remains broken.
“It cannot be right that people in Pembrokeshire are facing such a huge increase in their Council Tax, whilst Councils across Wales are sitting on over £2 billion in usable reserves.
“The Welsh Government must do more to keep Council Tax as low as possible by encouraging the use of usable reserves, efficiency within the council and encouraging the sharing of resources across council boundaries.”