00:00Council tax is one of the biggest outgoings for many households every month, and it seems
00:07like it's going up every year.
00:09Councils are facing massive funding gaps due to higher costs, so around Wales they're increasing
00:13tax to try and plug those holes where possible.
00:19Newport City Council have said that they may be forced to increase taxes for the following
00:22tax year, saying that they want to make residents feel safe and maintaining services comes at
00:27a cost.
00:28One way the council is trying to engage better with their residents over the increase in
00:32taxes is asking for their thoughts on a potential 6.7% increase for people around the city.
00:40They're encouraging anyone in Newport to give their thoughts as some residents could face
00:43an £89 a year increase to their current council tax band.
00:48Opposition councillors have called out plans to increase taxes while also cutting costs,
00:52with opposition leader councillor Matthew Evans saying that he's fed up of seeing payments
00:56going up.
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