Anglesey and Conwy approve council tax increases
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Both Conwy and Anglesey have approved above-inflation increases in council tax from April.
Conwy council is going ahead with a 5% increase while for people on Anglesey it will be a 4.8% rise.
The two councils will still have to find spending savings - 拢6m for Conwy and 拢2.5m for Anglesey.
The increase will mean around an extra 拢50 a year for the average Band D property on Anglesey.
How councils deal with budget restraints
Conwy's cabinet member for finance, councillor Sam Rowlands, blamed the budget shortfall on a cut in the grant it gets from the Welsh Government combined with a rise in wage costs.
He said the council would cover this by cutting services to save 拢6m, taking money from reserves and raising council tax by 5%.
Anglesey leader councillor Llinos Medi said the island's budget would "not let services down".
- Published11 September 2017
