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West Yorkshire Fire Authority has voted to raise its Council Tax Precept – despite Conservative Councillors proposing an alternative that would freeze the tax rise.

> £87m of cuts and 791 job losses as Leeds Council passes latest budgetOne of the main streams of funding for the fire service is a precept added to Council Tax bills in West Yorkshire.

At a meeting of the Authority on Thursday members were asked to vote on the service’s upcoming budget – which included a 1.99 per cent increase in the precept.

West Yorkshire Fire Authority votes to raise its Council Tax Precept