Budget increase proposed by Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl approved by the Police and Crime Panel

6:00pm Saturday 9th February 2013 in News By Ian Craig

TAXPAYERS in Gloucestershire are set to see their council tax bills increase to help prevent crime in the county.

Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl suggested an increase to the police portion of the precept of two per cent, which was last week approved by the Police and Crime Panel.

This represents an annual increase of £3.99 for a Band D property.

Police and Crime Panel chairman Cllr Brian Calway said the group had considered the increase carefully before deciding to approve it.

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daver22 says...
8:13pm Sat 9 Feb 13

"This represents an annual increase of £3.99 a week for a Band D property"

It better NOT be an increase of £200 a year, we don't see a policeman for love nor money, if he wants that amount from every household in glos then I better see bobbies on the beat!

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Pentheus says...
10:15pm Sat 9 Feb 13

It does not and it wont...Will the editor give Ian Craig £5 from petty cash and tell him to get a new calculator from W.H.Smiths... alternatively let him pursue a career in the MOD procurement section as they cannot add up either !

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Olly Cromwell says...
9:10am Sun 10 Feb 13

So the local Tory promise of no Council Tax rise is now broken...right?

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Pentheus says...
2:49pm Sun 10 Feb 13

Er yes and we should also celebrate Daves victory in getting us an increased EU contributiom.....its all good news this week.....

Wait for the Tories to point out that Martin Surl is an independant!,,,,!

Yep nothing to do with us!!!!!!

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Olly Cromwell says...
3:11pm Sun 10 Feb 13

That'll be true - but the invoices come out from the District Council and people will only look at the bottom line so they'll associate any rise with the Tory controlled authority.

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Pentheus says...
4:03pm Sun 10 Feb 13

The increase is per annum not per week I am quite sure Martin Surl will be asking for a correction to totally incorrect misleading headline...Perhaps Mr Ingram should consider working for the Daily Mail.....

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Pentheus says...
5:16pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Thats better got the information correct now.....

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Crispin Mount says...
7:03pm Mon 11 Feb 13

£3.99 is peanuts considering it keeps our Police from being politicised and will permit the Water Park investigation to complete.

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Union Man says...
2:08pm Tue 12 Feb 13

And if the Water Park investigation shows no wrong doing, will you smear Martin Surl with suggestions of corruption as well?

Nice Shiny new Police Shoguns outside Mitsubishi, What about the lads at Land Rover in Solihul, No wonder the Council Tax has gone up.

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Crispin Mount says...
6:17pm Tue 12 Feb 13

@Union Man: the phrase you are struggling with is 'criminality' rather than 'wrong doing'.

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