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Four pence a week council tax rise for Fire and Rescue Service

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Council taxpayers on Band D in Herefordshire and Worcestershire will pay an extra four pence a week this year for the Fire and Rescue Service that safeguards life and property across the two counties. Members of the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority today (Feb 17) approved the 2010/2011 budget for the Fire and Rescue Service in the two Counties at £31,395m – leading to a council tax increase of 2.9% on 2009/10. This means that in the 12 months from April, Band D taxpayers will pay £73.64 a year (or £1.42 a week) compared with the current £71.57 – an increase of £2.07 a year - as their share of the total cost of the Service.