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£52 extra council tax charge if Powys education changes not passed

Council taxpayers would be forced to pay an extra £52 per year if plans to shake-up secondary education in Powys are scrapped, it was revealed today. Council taxpayers would be forced to pay an extra £52 per year if plans to shake-up secondary education in Powys are scrapped, it was revealed today. Campaigners have called for the plans, which could see some sixth forms closed and others merged, to be axed claiming they would not be viable and would not improve standards in education. But Powys County Council said the status quo could not be maintained due to cuts in funding from the Welsh Assembly. Gareth Jones, senior manager for the county council, said: "If people want to have the option of keeping schools as they are then savings will need to be made elsewhere, possibly from council tax. "It would mean that council tax for an average Band D property will be an extra £52 a year."

News|Mar 29, 2011
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