HatterScaff
Well-known member
THE COST of childcare, car parking, old people’s care and even burial are all set to rise.
Swindon Council is planning a hike in fees and charges for many of the services it provides in an effort to plug the £45m budget black hole over the next three years.
They include nursery fees, swimming and exercise classes at council-run leisure centres, the hire of public buildings such as the Arts Centre in Devizes Road and charges for cremation and burial.
Licenses for street trading and for things like putting skips, scaffolding and hoardings on the public highway are also set to increase.
The changes are set to come in at the beginning of January and some include the Government’s increase in VAT to 20 per cent.
The proposals are set out in a document that will go before the council’s cabinet next Wednesday for approval.
Swindon Council is planning a hike in fees and charges for many of the services it provides in an effort to plug the £45m budget black hole over the next three years.
They include nursery fees, swimming and exercise classes at council-run leisure centres, the hire of public buildings such as the Arts Centre in Devizes Road and charges for cremation and burial.
Licenses for street trading and for things like putting skips, scaffolding and hoardings on the public highway are also set to increase.
The changes are set to come in at the beginning of January and some include the Government’s increase in VAT to 20 per cent.
The proposals are set out in a document that will go before the council’s cabinet next Wednesday for approval.