{"id":32563,"date":"2019-02-15T14:32:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32563"},"modified":"2019-02-15T14:32:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:32:39","slug":"the-tax-top-up-barry-residents-bemoan-extra-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/15\/the-tax-top-up-barry-residents-bemoan-extra-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"The tax top-up \u2013 Barry residents bemoan extra increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_32569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32569\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32569\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1400x1051.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited.jpg 2019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32569\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited-1400x1051.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/btc-edited.jpg 2019w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Barry council offices<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>BARRY Town Council this week agreed a 10.04 per cent increase in its share of the council tax bill.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt will mean an increase for Band D properties of \u00a35.28 a year, or 40p a month.<br \/>\nLabour and Conservative councillors agreed on the proposal but Plaid Cymru wanted a 7.5 per cent increase.<br \/>\nLast month, Barry Town Council posted a poll on Twitter asking citizens if they would be happy with 20 per cent rise amounting to 89p per month. However,\u00a083 per cent of 217 respondents said no.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32570\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32570 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-300x261.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-1024x892.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-770x671.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-500x436.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-293x255.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52.png 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32570 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-300x261.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-1024x892.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-770x671.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-500x436.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52-293x255.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Screenshot-2019-02-14-at-19.22.52.png 1182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Barry Town Council&#8217;s Twitter poll<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nEve Chick-Mabbutt, 35, a full-time carer in Barry, believes that Barry\u2019s extra layer of council leads to the town\u2019s residents being taxed more. Speaking to <em>The Cardiffian<\/em> she said: \u201cA lot of the services like the town flowers etc. could surely come under the Vale\u2019s parks budget.<br \/>\n\u201cAnnually the bill is being increased whereas wages are not rising. It&#8217;s our money and we should say how it&#8217;s spent. They should be looking to save and be held accountable as Vale of Glamorgan Council is.\u201d<br \/>\nBarry Town Council is financially responsible for maintaining social and cultural areas of the town such as the Memorial Arts Centre and Pioneer Hall. It also manages two of the town\u2019s cemeteries.<br \/>\nAnother Barry resident, Jamie Davis, 38, said \u201cI&#8217;m more concerned about our local authorities being cut to the bone while being asked to pay more council tax, just because of the ideology of the government in Westminster.<br \/>\n\u201cWe&#8217;ve had people camped out in tents outside the civic in Barry, forgive me if I&#8217;m not spitting blood because of the town council voting to increase their budget.\u201d<br \/>\nThe decision means just a 0.3 per cent overall increase in council tax for Barry residents but it comes on top of the Vale of Glamorgan and South Wales Police\u2019s planned hikes in the tax.<br \/>\nSouth Wales Police has announced a 10.3 per cent hike in its precept, or share, of the council tax bill. This equates to an extra \u00a324 per year, or \u00a31.84 a month on average from the people of South Wales.<br \/>\nVale of Glamorgan Council plans to increase its precept by the maximum 4.9 per cent, following further cuts to its share of the grant from the Welsh Government.<br \/>\nThis rise will be voted on at the next full council meeting, February 27.<br \/>\nSince 2010, the council has seen a nine per cent drop in funding from this grant, a shortfall it has had to make up through increases in council tax and business rates.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32564\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32564 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-770x544.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-500x354.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-293x207.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010.png 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32564 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-770x544.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-500x354.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-293x207.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010.png 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Council funding 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32565\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32565 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-770x544.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-500x354.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-293x207.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1.png 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32565 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-300x212.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-770x544.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-500x354.png 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1-293x207.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Vale-of-Glamorgan-funding-2010-1.png 1123w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Vale of Glamorgan funding 2018\/2019<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nLeader of the council, Coun John Thomas said in a statement: \u201cThe Vale of Glamorgan Council has made savings of \u00a355 million since 2010 &#8211; more than the entire budget for adult social care this year. Despite this we face a greater financial challenge than ever in 2019\/20.<br \/>\n\u201cDemand for our services, such as education and social care, continues to rise, along with the cost of delivering them, and we must now meet a significantly increased cost in the forms of increased employer&#8217;s contributions to the Teachers&#8217; Pensions Fund.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have had real successes in recent years in reducing the cost of delivering services and alongside the increase in council tax we have set ourselves a tough savings target of more than \u00a33.7 million for the next 12 months.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARRY Town Council this week agreed a 10.04 per cent increase in its share of the council tax bill. It will mean an increase for Band D properties of \u00a35.28 a year, or 40p a month. Labour and Conservative councillors agreed on the proposal but Plaid Cymru wanted a 7.5 per cent increase. Last month, Barry Town Council posted a poll on Twitter asking citizens if they would be happy with 20 per cent rise amounting to 89p per month. 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