Fire and Rescue Services: North Yorkshire
(asked on 9th February 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of increasing the Fire and Rescue Service precept for North Yorkshire.
On 7 February the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities published the Final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23. The Settlement sets out a core council tax referendum principle of 2%, which means North Yorkshire FRA will be able to increase their average Band D council tax by up to 2% next year without requiring a local referendum. The referendum principles were approved by the House of Commons on 9th February.
The referendum principles ensure local authorities have the flexibility to generate their own income through council tax, while protecting residents from excessive increases.