Burnley councillors consider Council Tax rise of £4 to £6 a year
Cllr Mark Townsend with Burnley Town Hall in the background AN East Lancashire local authority is set to increase its share of the council tax by 1.99 per cent. The proposed rise in Burnley will add £6.09 to the annual bill for a semi-detached Band D family home and £4.06 a year to that of the Band A terraced houses which make up most of the borough's housing stock. The planned rise is revealed in budget documents and comes on top of a proposed rise of 4.99 per cent from Lancashire County Council which provides key services such as education and adult social care and makes up the majo...