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A south London council is seeking a £136m bailout from the government after revealing a £35m overspend this year. ... council tax in Croydon will have increased by 25% since Mayor Jason Perry's ...
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
The town of Croydon's first local authority was a body of improvement commissioners established in 1829. [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board. [5] [6] The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1883, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Croydon", generally known as the corporation, town council ...
In the financial year 2019/20, local authorities received 22% of their funding from grants, 52% from council tax and 27% from retained business rates. [61] In the financial year 2023/24, 51% of revenue expenditure is expected to come from UK Government grants, 31% from council tax and 15% from retained business rates. [27]
Croydon London Borough Council: 11 November 2020 Labour: 2 December 2020 Slough Borough Council: 2 July 2021 Labour [27] Nottingham City Council: 15 December 2021 Labour [28] [note 2] Croydon London Borough Council: 22 November 2022 No overall control [29] Thurrock Council: 19 December 2022 Conservative [30] Woking Borough Council: 7 June 2023 ...
The local authority, Croydon London Borough Council, is now part of London Councils, the local government association for Greater London. [4] The economic strength of Croydon dates back to Croydon Airport, which was a major factor in the development of Croydon as a business centre. Once the main international gateway for London, the airport was ...
South Croydon is a ward in the London Borough of Croydon, London in the United Kingdom, covering part of the Croham Hurst and South Croydon. The ward returns three councillors every four years to Croydon Council. The ward held its first election in 2018. The ward has largely replaced the former Croham Ward.
The Mayor of Croydon is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Croydon London Borough Council. The current mayor is Jason Perry of the Conservative Party , elected in May 2022, and the first holder of the post.