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Kent County Council approves 5% tax hike to bolster reserves | Updated: 17:35, 11 February 2021 The average household in Kent will pay at least £73 more a year after KCC approved a 5% council tax hike. The council tax hike would mean Kent homeowners fork out an extra £37million annually KCC s increase means those in that band will pay an additional £60 on top of the current £1,201 annual payment. The authority previously said the extra funds would be used to bolster its reserves ahead of today s vote. On top of the county and police contribution residents also pay tax to their local authority (Maidstone, Dartford etc), the fire service and, depending on where they live, parish councils. ....
People of Kent face painful 5% rise in council tax | Updated: 19:35, 26 January 2021 Controversial plans to increase council tax by 5% for Kent residents from April have been described as painful ahead of a crunch vote. Kent County Council s (KCC) Conservative cabinet met yesterday and endorsed their £1.1billion budget plans for the next financial year, which includes spending pledges for adult social care and school transport. KCCâs Cabinet Member for Environment Susan Carey (37456035) Amid uncertainty over the rising costs from the pandemic, more than 1.5 million residents living in Kent s 12 districts may need to fork out an extra £37million to help balance the county council s budget. ....
Maidstone to Cambridge train line hopes revived as Kent County Council lobbies government for Thameslink service | Updated: 20:15, 12 February 2021 Transport bosses have revived hopes for a new rail connection between Kent and Cambridge after receiving overwhelming support from residents. Kent County Council (KCC) has lobbied the government to introduce a Thameslink service from Maidstone East to Cambridgeshire via London. Watch: Rail campaigners angry after delayed plans for fast Kent-London service This would initially stop at Blackfriars and St Pancras before heading 60 miles north to Cambridge. KCC s rail manager, Stephen Gasche, stressed the plans had overwhelming support from people across mid-Kent as he laid out the council s ambitions for train travel over the next decade, during a virtual meeting earlier today. ....
KCC s Tory leader says decision by French to shut border was disproportionate but opposition group leaders disagree | Updated: 11:42, 12 January 2021 The decision by the French to abruptly shut its border to the UK last month has caused a row between councillors of different political colours in Kent. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had revealed a mutant strain of the virus was spreading across England prompting an emergency shutdown of the south east, including London, Kent and Essex, just five days before Christmas. Lorries queuing on the M20 on Christmas Day. Picture: Barry Goodwin More than 50 countries imposed travel bans on the UK, including France, which closed its borders for 48 hours and called for thousands of drivers to have a Covid test before entering the country. ....