It was recently announced in Parliament, that Tower Hamlets Council charges one of the lowest rates of Council Tax in England.
\nBased on the Band D measure, which determines the amount of Council Tax that all residents in the country should pay each year, Tower Hamlets was the seventh lowest local authority for charges to residents.
\nAnd the good news will continue. At the council\u2019s budget setting meeting last week, the council agreed that Council Tax will remain frozen for the fourth consecutive year (2014\/15).
\nThe budget meeting also agreed that budget savings, identified last year, were on track and that no additional savings would be required by the council for this financial year.
\nTower Hamlets Mayor, Lutfur Rahman said: \u201cWe will continue to do all we can to support residents through these challenging financial times.
\n\u201cIn addition to keeping council tax charges low, our Council Tax Support Scheme has helped protect 10,000 pensioners and 25,000 residents on low income from the impact of government benefit cuts.
\n\u201cAnd we have helped thousands of residents to find work in recent years.\u201d
\nCouncillor Alibor Choudhury, Cabinet Member for Resources, said: \u201cWe have frozen Council Tax in Tower Hamlets for the last 4 years, and our services have still gone from strength to strength; the borough has never been cleaner or greener, our schools have received national recognition, and we now have more police and THEOS on the streets than ever, to keep residents safe.<\/p>\n