Belfast City Council has tonight announced its updated district rates tariffs.
At a meeting of council members, Northern Ireland's biggest local authority agreed an increase in the district rate for 2023/24 of 7.99%. .Chair of Belfast City Council ’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee Emmett McDonough-Brown said: “For seven years we were able to keep the rates increase below 3% which was a significant achievement but none of us, including Council, is exempt from the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and the rising costs of energy and services.
“Any increase in bills is never a good news story for households, particularly in the current climate; but I want to reassure our ratepayers that we will continue to scrutinise council spend and remain committed to making further efficiency savings wherever possible, while also delivering on our community plan for the city and prioritising action on core council services and facilities, climate, and digital innovation.
“Our priority has been to maintain and deliver fair pay rises for council workers, protect jobs and ensure that economic investment and work to transform and regenerate Belfast can continue.” “For years they have refused to lift the rates cap so wealthier people could pay more rates, protecting working-class people. They refused to make big businesses pay full rates for properties lying vacant, and allowed wealthy universities to pay no rates at all.
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