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Nottinghamshire's Police and Crime Commissioner says increasing council tax by around £10 for most households is the "only way" to avoid policing cuts. Members of the Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Panel have approved a tax increase which will see those in Band D properties paying an extra £14.94 a year.
"But we must recognise the fact that the police are facing the same financial pressures as everybody else. Our costs are increasing, and I have a duty as your PCC Caroline Henry to make sure that we have an efficient and effective police force in Nottinghamshire."To do that, I have made the hard decision to ask for the maximum precept this year. But before I did that, I've really listened to what the public needed from their police force.
Despite the panel voting to approve the tax rise, many members raised concerns about the increase. The Ashfield Independents councillor, Helen-Ann Smith, said: "What level of pressure are we putting onto the minister to sort out the amount of Government grants. We are in a cost of living crisis, everyone is struggling, and it just seems to me that the way the Government are helping at the moment is by saying 'well, it's alright we'll raise the precept increase'.
Mrs Henry responded by saying that she had been "chewing the ear off" the policing minister in a meeting last week about changing the funding formula for Nottinghamshire Police. The commissioner also said she was working cross-party with all of Nottinghamshire's MPs to lobby on this matter.
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