Councillors in Dorset are to vote on a budget proposal that would put up average council tax bills in the area by just over £50 a year. The planned 3 percent rise in …

Councillors have backed plans for a 4.16 percent increase in the Gillingham town precept, the local tax that forms a small part of residents’ council tax bill. The vote in principle for the …

After a passionate debate, councillors have voted to increase Gillingham Town Council’s precept by 4.86 percent for the year 2021-2022. The resulting rise will mean that residents living in a band D property …

Gillingham Town Council has voted for a draft budget that would see the local precept rise by 2.9 percent for the next financial year. An initial budget proposed for the year 2021-2022 would …

Gillingham residents living in a band D property are likely to see their council tax go up by around £87 for the year 2020-2021. That is based on analysis by Gillingham News after …

Care leavers in Dorset will not have to pay council tax until they are 25, Dorset Council has announced. The council’s Cabinet has agreed that young people who have spent time in foster …

Nearly three thousand people claiming single person discount on their council tax bills in North Dorset are to get a letter checking if they are still entitled to the 25 percent reduction. District …

 Gillingham Town Council has defended its decision to raise its annual precept – which forms part of residents’ council tax – to £764,594.13. This represents an increase of 17.88% based on a band …