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A council tax rise of 4.99% was voted through along with wide-ranging cuts to services as the authority worked to deliver £21.8m of reductions over the next financial year and £79.6m by 2030.
The new Council House was designed in the Elizabethan style, [5] as stipulated by the Borough Corporation, to be in keeping with the old St Mary's Guildhall to the rear. [4] The foundation stone was laid on 12 June 1913 and the building was completed in 1917, [ 6 ] although, because of the First World War , the official opening by the Duke of ...
Coventry City Council is the local authority for the city of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. Coventry has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city.
A leaflet explaining the Community Charge (the so-called "poll tax"), Department of the Environment, April 1989. The Community Charge, commonly known as the poll tax, was a system of local taxation introduced by Margaret Thatcher's government whereby each taxpayer was taxed the same fixed sum (a "poll tax" or "head tax"), with the precise amount being set by each local authority.
The CV postcode area, also known as the Coventry postcode area, [2] is a group of 24 postcode districts in central England, within eleven post towns. These cover the eastern part of the West Midlands county (including Coventry), most of Warwickshire (including Atherstone, Bedworth, Kenilworth, Leamington Spa, Nuneaton, Rugby, Shipston-on-Stour, Southam, Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick), a part ...
The 13-storey, £40 million, building will accommodate Council workers – with the existing Council House remaining as a base for councillors and council meetings. [10] Leading councillors praised the design and look of the building, and were reportedly extremely pleased with it. Coventry Council’s then leader – Cllr Ann Lucas – commented:
The UK government gives Birmingham City Council the go-ahead to increase its Council Tax by 10% from April. [ 68 ] 8 February – Analysis carried out by BBC News indicates 2023 was the worst year on record for cancer waiting times in England, with almost 100,000 people not starting treatment within 62 days of a diagnosis.
Coventry City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Coventry City Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Coventry in the West Midlands , England.