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Have your say on Torbay Council's budget proposals

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Have your say on Torbay Council's budget proposals

Torbay Council’s Cabinet has now published its revenue and capital budget proposals for 2024/25 and wants to hear from those who live and work in Torbay what their thoughts are on them, helping to shape next year’s plans. The proposed budget has ...

11 Jan 2024 at 16:00

Have your say on new tax scheme

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Have your say on new tax scheme

The thorny subject of tax is now open to the views of Torbay residents, who are being invited to have their say on Torbay Council’s proposed changes to the Local Council Tax Support Scheme. The scheme helps people on low incomes to pay their ...

24 Oct 2023 at 08:00

'Challenging times ahead' for Torbay Council as budget is proposed

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'Challenging times ahead' for Torbay Council as budget is proposed

“There are challenging times ahead” is the message Torbay Council’s Director of Finance Malcolm Coe gave as he outlined the council’s revenue and capital budget proposals for 2024/25. The council says it needs to find around £300,000 in ...

09 Jan 2024 at 13:00

Torbay Council adapts budget to reflect public feedback

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Torbay Council adapts budget to reflect public feedback

Torbay Council's Cabinet has published its responses to the 2024/25 budget consultation after considering feedback on the proposals. The proposals were initially published for consultation on 10 January 2024, with Cabinet considering ...

16 Feb 2024 at 08:00

Torbay council tax to rise by 4.75 per cent

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Torbay council tax to rise by 4.75 per cent

Torbay Council has set its budget for the next year, and it looks as if council tax will increase by 4.75 per cent. The cabinet has now published its revenue and capital budget proposals for 2025/26 and is inviting those who live ...

26 Nov 2024 at 12:00

Debate over patriotism and vandalism in Torbay

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Debate over patriotism and vandalism in Torbay

Torbay’s council tax payers will have to foot the clean-up bill for red ‘St George’ crosses daubed on roundabouts and street furniture across the bay. A number of mini-roundabouts have been ‘defaced’ with red paint crosses as ...

28 Aug 2025 at 15:43

Torbay to review thousands of council tax discounts

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Torbay to review thousands of council tax discounts

Torbay Council is carrying out a mandatory review of council tax accounts where a single person discount has been applied. The review, which affects around 24,000 households across Torbay, will assess whether those currently ...

24 Jun 2025 at 08:00

Debate gets heated as Devon councillors decide on council tax rise

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Debate gets heated as Devon councillors decide on council tax rise

A divisive debate between political parties criticising one another’s records eventually led to Devon agreeing how the county will spend its cash next year. In an at-times heated debate, councillors picked apart the ...

23 Feb 2025 at 17:00

Dave Thomas: 'How Torbay Council plans to spend your money'

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Dave Thomas: 'How Torbay Council plans to spend your money'

We have reached that time of year where we are setting our budget for the next financial year. Last week our budget proposals, which were updated following your feedback, were agreed at Cabinet. They will now be ...

25 Feb 2025 at 07:30

Keeping Torbay tax rise low ‘could cost council millions’

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Keeping Torbay tax rise low ‘could cost council millions’

Keeping Torbay’s council tax increase lower than that of neighbouring councils could cost the bay millions of pounds, it has been claimed. Bills for bay households will increase by 4.75 per cent, compared to a ...

28 Feb 2025 at 09:58

James McInnes: Why you'll be paying more tax this year

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James McInnes: Why you'll be paying more tax this year

It's been 20 years since I was first elected to Devon County Council and the budget we have just put to bed is possibly the most difficult we have delivered in those two decades. After the years of austerity ...

09 Mar 2025 at 14:30

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