𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬:

Apply for a reduction to your Council Tax bill here: www.somerset.gov.uk/benefits-and...

Apply to the Council’s Hardship Fund here: www.somerset.gov.uk/benefits-and...
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Ultimately, @libdemshk.bsky.social believe the time is right for reform of Council Tax and of the funding model for Local Government. But until then, we will do everything we can to protect those residents on the lowest incomes from Council Tax increases.
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We know that people are struggling with their bills - inflation, interest rates, the cost of energy... everything is going up. That's why the Liberal Democrats took a political decision, against officer recommendations, to preserve our Council Tax support scheme.
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And we are geographically the largest unitary authority in the country (which means services are more expensive to deliver).

This pic is taken from the budget papers - and outlines how much you can expect your Council Tax to go up per week if we vote to increase our share of the precept by +7.5%
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The Gov has given permission for Somerset Council to increase CT 2.5% above the 5% cap, in recognition of Somerset Council's unique position.

We have below-average CT levels in Somerset (not helped by the disastrous former Tory County Council freezing CT for 6 years…
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