More in Corby You get… More in Corby! Chris Mallender Chief Executive Corby Borough Council
Apr 01, 2015
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You get…More in Corby!
Chris MallenderChief ExecutiveCorby Borough Council
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Corby has the fastest growing Council Tax base in the country
Based on the average Band D Council Tax charge, Corby showed the largest percentage increase in its tax base – recording 8.7%
growth between 2006/7 and 2009/10.
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• Since 2001, some 3228 (net) new homes have been built
• We’ve the biggest Kickstart Programme in the UK (640 homes in 2010/11 alone)
• And a big LA New Build Programme of 70+ homes
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• We’ve had big increases in our Electoral Roll (up by 4640)
• In GP registrations (up by 6222)
• In working migrants
• And in every other indicator of population growth
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The physical transformation is there for everyone to see:
• New Town Centre • New factories• New schools• New leisure facilities
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But not the ONS who have estimated just 1300 extra
people since 2001
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So come on ONS
Give it some ‘more’ thought –
4640 more voters, 3228 more homes, 6222 more GP patients
It can’t possibly equal just 1300 more people