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Mr Mark Green, Director of Finance & Business Improvement, addressed the Committee.  Mr Green explained that fees and charges were reviewed by budget managers annually, to account for aspects such as inflation.  It was explained that the Local Land Charges had been increased above inflation rates to create a standardised price across the three Local Authorities in the shared service partnership.

The Committee commented that it was positive that parking charges had not been increased.  The Committee also remarked that it was important to maintain value for the services that the Council provided, and that Maidstone Borough Council did not necessarily need to increase charges purely because other Local Authorities charged a higher amount.

RESOLVED: That the proposed discretionary fees and charges set out in Appendix 1 to this report are agreed.

Voting: For – 8   Against – 1  Abstentions – 0