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Rate rises average out at 1.65%

Douglas set at 433p, Bride at 43p.

Ratepayers on the Island are facing an average rise of 1.65 per cent in bills this year to pay for local services.

It comes after the twenty-two authorities all announced their rates for the year 2019-2020,  which will come into effect from 1 April.

The 1.65 per cent figure is below the January 2.6 per cent CPI inflation index.

The average does not include the separate waste rates and fixed charges which are implemented by some local authorities, many have which have risen.

Douglas Council's rate will be the highest at 433 pence in the pound, with Bride Commissioners to hold the lowest rate at 43 pence in the pound.

A series of costs 'imposed' by central government were to blame for the increases according to many local politicians.

These include a 5.7 per cent increase in gate fees at the Energy From Waste Plant and other disposal sites, the ending of contracting out of pensions, and a pay award settlement.

You can see the change in rates from 2018-19 to 2019-2020 in the table below:

 

Below is a list of those authorities which separate waste costs from other rates:

  • Castletown Commissioners: £135 fixed charge per household
  • German Commissioners: 61p in £ and fixed charge of £160 per household
  • Northern Parishes Refuse Collection Board: 62p in £ and a fixed charge of £45 per household
  • Peel Commissioners: £186 per property
  • Lonan Ward: £151 fixed charge per household
  • Laxey Ward: £157 fixed charge per household
  • Maughold Ward: £136 fixed charge per household
  • Rushen: £69 per household

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