The Leader of Cheshire East Council announced the Cabinet's intention to freeze residents' Council Tax bills for the second year running.
Council Tax will remain the same as the Authority proposes to accept the Coalition Government‟s offer of a one year 'freeze' funding of £4.5m in 2012/2013.
Councillor Michael Jones, Cheshire East Cabinet member for resources, said: "This Council is committed to continuing to provide great value for money to the people of Cheshire East and I believe that everyone should pay a fair amount for the services they receive, including residents of Crewe and Macclesfield.
"Crewe and Macclesfield are the only unparished areas in the whole of Cheshire East and in view of this the Council, as the lead authority, will be levying a special expense on these towns from April of next year (2013). These charges will cover those services which are being carried out by parish and town councils in other areas that are parished.
"It would be more desirable for these communities to have their own town councils in place so they can have representatives, appointed directly via the ballot box, to take responsibility for their local services and assets and help shape their future use more effectively.
"There is near universal understanding that parish and town councils can provide services best suited to their local communities to give optimum impact on the local environment.
"Due to the proposed Council Tax freeze for the coming year, and to address the costs of the non-parished areas of Crewe and Macclesfield, Cheshire East Council will pay a grant to all parish and town councils, proportionate to the number of average Band D households within individual parishes.
"This means it is proposed that the people of Cheshire East will see no increase in their Borough portion of their Council Tax bills due from this April. This is great news for the people of Cheshire East in these tough economic times."
At its November meeting, Prestbury Parish Council voted for a £10,000 increase in their budget for 2012-13. This will mean an average £7 increase per Band D household per annum for the precept, which is the part of your council tax which is charged by the Parish Council. This takes the total precept to £49,050.
The increase is to enable Prestbury Parish Council to take over the lavatory block in the centre of Prestbury Village, as Cheshire East Council will would stop funding public toilets from April 2012, and to recognise in remuneration the fact that the Parish Clerk has recently obtained her professional qualification.
