Tuesday, 7 September, 2004
David Ruffley MP this week warned that Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and local residents of the surrounding villages were finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet due to rising property taxes and utility bills. The warnings comes amid new research highlighting how much extra a typical family in St Edmundsbury and Stowmarket has paid in council tax since 1997.
The new analysis reveals:
• Across England, the cumulative change in council tax since 1997 is £1,716 on Band D bills, followed by £1,039 in Scotland and £1,557 in Wales.