16 February 2018
Humberside Fire Authority has agreed to increase the Council Tax precept by 2.95% for 2018-19.
At its meeting on Monday 12 February 2018, the Fire Authority discussed whether to increase the Council Tax precept for the years 2018-19 and 2019-20 or to freeze it again at its current level. The Authority ran a public consultation throughout January and out of the 530 respondents, 450 indicated that they would be prepared to pay more for their fire cover.
Following a debate at Monday’s meeting, there was unanimous Authority support for an increase and a decision was made to raise the precept for 2018-19 by 2.95%.