The proposals would see a £2.09 increase per month for a band C, a £1.83 increase per month for a band B and a £1.57 increase per month for a band A. With 68 per cent of households in the South Wales Police area being below band D, most households would pay between 36p and 48p extra a week. A report due to go before the South Wales Police and Crime Panel on Tuesday, February 6, said a band D taxpayer in South Wales currently pays £8.62 less than a council tax payer in North Wales but pays 0.2 per cent above the Welsh average precept. “This means that cumulatively South Wales Police has lost in the order of £651 million in real terms over the 12 years. The precept now accounts for 47 per cent of the money received by South Wales Police for the 2024/2025 budget while it was 34 per cent 10 years ago.

Source: The Times February 04, 2024 16:23 UTC