Denbighshire council tax set to rise by 4.75%

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Council tax will increase by 4.75% in Denbighshire after councillors approved the rise.

The increase, from April, is larger than the original proposal of 2.75% and would add 拢56.58 per year to the average Band D property.

The council said it would generate an additional 拢945,000 for services.

The increase formed part of the local authority's budget, approved on Tuesday, and will come into effect for the 2018-19 financial year.

Currently, people living in Band D properties in Denbighshire pay between 拢1,440 and 拢1,500 each year.

The council also voted to approve 拢4.6m worth of savings, with all services, excluding education, having to make a reduction of 1% in spending.

The savings include outsourcing commercial waste, scrapping the grant to fund small and medium-sized businesses in the county and cuts to the council's ICT department.