South Wales Fire Service precept increase approved

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) will increase the amount of money it takes from council taxpayers in Caerphilly by 11.78%.

As part of proposals agreed by the South Wales Fire Authority on Monday, February 13, next year’s budget (2023/2024) would be £89.37m, a £10.07m rise from this year.

The service covers Caerphilly County Borough as well as nine other local authority areas across south Wales. The average rise across the ten local authority areas is 12.7%.

How much extra will taxpayers in other local authorities be paying?

Blaenau Gwent – 11.44% (from £3.54m in 2022/23 to £3.95m in 2023/24)

Bridgend – 12.97% (£7.54m to £8.52m)

Cardiff – 12.9% (£18.77m to £21.19m)

CAERPHILLY – 11.78% – (£9.28m to £10.38m)

Merthyr Tydfil – 11.85% – (£3.1m to £3.47m)

Monmouthshire – 12.33% (£4.87m to £5.47m)

Newport – 14.56% (£8.06m to £9.24m)

Rhondda Cynon Taf – 12.58% (£12.38m to £13.94m)

Torfaen – 12.67% (£4.8m to £5.4m)

Vale of Glamorgan – 12.44% (£6.91m to £7.77m)

Taxpayers in Caerphilly will pay an extra £1,094,387 between them from April.

In its report, SWFRS said that in setting its annual budget, the authority has always been
mindful of the resources available to its constituent councils, both from Welsh Government and local taxpayers.

The report also said that pay inflation is the biggest challenge facing the authority in the current and next financial year and that the lack of any certainty represents a financial risk in setting the budget

Uncertainty around pension costs are also highlighted an ongoing concern.

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