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JONES QUITS SOMERSET

 

The Chief Executive of Somerset County Council has such overwhelming confidence in the ability of his authority that he is escaping to a different county.

                                         

The man who believes that Somerset is now "beyond excellence" is uprooting his home to the hamlet of Morebath

he'll be down there somewhere pretty soon now.

Where Mr Jones chooses to live is, of course, a matter for him.

But there is legitimate public interest about his decision to leave.

It is hardly a glowing tesimonial to the County he leads

Perhaps he spotted that Devon has a lower rate of council tax

The following list shows you how much Council Tax Devon County Council charges for each band for 2007/08, which represent an increase of 4.75%.

 

£

£

Band A

£  682.62

Band E

£1,251.47

Band B

£  796.39

Band F

£1,479.01

Band C

£  910.16

Band G

£1,706.55

Band D

£1,023.93

Band H

£2,047.86


Somerset County Council issues precepts on the 5 District Councils; they then add the requirement of the Avon and Somerset Police Authority (ASPA), that of the Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority (DSFRA) and their own expenditure needs to arrive at the Council Tax for their area. After allowing for adjustments, such as losses on collection, the District Council Tax charges for a Band D property are:

County

ASPA

DSFRA

District

Total

£.p

£.p

£.p

£.p

Mendip

963.39

147.17

63.45

130.87

1,304.88

Sedgemoor

963.39

147.17

63.45

116.15

1,290.16

South Somerset

963.39

147.17

63.45

135.85

1,309.86

Taunton Deane

963.39

147.17

63.45

128.05

1,302.06

West Somerset

963.39

147.17

63.45

117.14

1,291.15

The actual amount payable will depend upon:
1. Which of the 8 valuation bands the property has been assigned to;
2. Discounts and Council Tax benefit (rebate);
3. The Parish or Town Council precept which is charged as an additional amount.
These vary from:
Nil Various parishes in each district
to
£116.89 Somerton (South Somerset)

The range of Council Tax for a Band D property in the County is:
£1,290.16 (Brean, Greinton and Moorlinch, Sedgemoor)
to
£1,424.23 (Somerton, South Somerset)
(This excludes any adjustments mentioned in note 2 above.)

Properties are banded on the basis of the assessed value at 1st April 1991 as follows:

Band

Value

Weighting

Factor

A

up to and including

£40,000

6/9

B

over £40,000

up to

£52,000

7/9

C

over £52,000

up to

£68,000

8/9

D

over £68,000

up to

£88,000

9/9

E

over £88,000

up to

£120,000

11/9

F

over £120,000

up to

£160,000

13/9

G

over £160,000

up to

£320,000

15/9

H

over £320,000

18/9

   
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