Village Rate for Financial Year 2014/2015
The Village rate will be
held at 165p in the £ for next financial year, this will be the 4th year the
rate has remained at this level. However, the Department
of Infrastructure has
announced that charges for tipping domestic waste at the EFW Plant will rise
from £57.35 to £79.50 from the 1st April
2014. This along with increases
Laxey’s share of the Eastern Civic Amenity Site Operational costs will result
in the current fixed refuse charge rising from £139 to £163 per property. It should be noted that contractor
responsible for servicing the domestic refuse bins has maintained their cost at
the 2013/14 level. The increase to the
Waste Charges are regrettable but unavoidable, as the Government continues to
balance the books by passing costs on the ratepayer. Unfortunately this trend is set to continue
over the coming years as more services and costs are passed onto the Local
Authorities.