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Budget consultation 2014/15

Business rate payers and council tax payers in West Oxfordshire are being asked for their views on the District Council’s budget setting strategy:
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1. West Oxfordshire District Council is proposing freezing its share of Council Tax for a fourth year in a row at £81.63 per year for a Band D property.
a. Do you agree that we should freeze council tax for a fourth year in 2014/15?
b. Do you think we should increase council tax by up to 2% and increase our spending on services?
If you have selected agree, please tell us which services should see increased expenditure:
2. The Council is keen to reduce incentives people receive for keeping properties unoccupied and is proposing to reduce some of the discounts available on Council Tax – do you support these changes:
For properties that have been empty for more than two years the government is allowing the Council to charge a premium of 50% on top of the normal Council Tax. The Council is considering charging this premium in 2014/15 – do you agree with this proposal to charge this premium?
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