Mark Burns-Williamson, West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), has set a new budget for 2018/19 to provide more resources for West Yorkshire Police.
The PCC's budget was formally supported by West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Panel at a meeting last Friday 2 February and sees a £12 increase in the police element of council tax, which equates to an extra £1 a month for residents in Band D properties.
However, for most people in West Yorkshire the increase will be less than £10 a year or less than 80 pence per month, given that over 75 per cent of properties are in Bands A, B and C.
The PCC said the extra cash will fund the further recruitment of more than 140 police officers and staff.
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