Saffron Walden Town Council Tax held to below rate-of-inflation 7p a week increase for 2022

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Saffron Walden Town Council, led by Residents for Uttlesford (R4U), has approved its budget for 2022/23 and its updated plan for the next 5 years, which includes a below rate of inflation council tax increase.

Paul Gadd (R4U) Paul Gadd (R4U)

R4U’s councillor Paul Gadd, Leader of Saffron Walden Town Council, said “We recognise that times are tight for many people, with fuel and utility bills soaring and costs increasing generally even before the Government’s planned increase in national insurance bills. The Town Council has therefore agreed an increase in its council tax of 2%, significantly below the current rate of inflation which has risen to over 5%. For a home in Band D, this represents an increase of £3.53 per year or 7p per week.”

Cllr Gadd continued “Councils remain under financial pressure as the huge Government cuts to local authority funding of the last 10 years continue, and councils are expected to do more with far less money. The Town Council has therefore tried to keep its tax increase as low as possible whilst continuing to invest in Saffron Walden’s communal assets, which residents value so highly.”

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About Residents for Uttlesford

Residents for Uttlesford (R4U) is the local independent party of north-west Essex towns and villages. It believes that on local issues residents should decide, not Westminster parties. R4U’s success has been based on the desire to give local people a voice and implement long range strategic and sustainable plans for where they live. It has turned around both councils it has been elected to lead to make them now multi award-winning.

R4U leads Uttlesford District Council (UDC). In its first election in 2015 it became the second party at UDC. In May 2019, it gained majority control of the authority by inflicting the biggest loss of seats on any Conservative controlled council in the UK. In May 2023, R4U retained control of UDC.

R4U also leads Saffron Walden Town Council, where under its stewardship the council since 2015 it has rebuilt finances, invested in community assets, and won multiple awards, including the best run council in Essex.

Residents for Uttlesford can be found on the web at www.residents4u.org.

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