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| City rates rise by £2 per month | City rates rise by £2 per month |
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| Householders in Belfast are facing an increase of almost 3.5% in their rates bill - an average of £2 per month. | Householders in Belfast are facing an increase of almost 3.5% in their rates bill - an average of £2 per month. |
| The annual bill for a terraced house will rise by about £18. Those living in a four-bedroom detached house face a £62 increase. | The annual bill for a terraced house will rise by about £18. Those living in a four-bedroom detached house face a £62 increase. |
| Lisburn City Council's domestic rates will increase by 1.98%. | |
| DUP Councillor Paul Givan said householders in a property valued at £200,000 would face an annual increase of £9.40 or 78p per month. | |
| In Belfast, Sinn Fein Councillor Tom Hartley said they had "worked tirelessly" to ensure rates bills were as low as possible without affecting frontline services. | |
| "We have kept this rates rise down to an absolute minimum of less than 50p per week against the backdrop of rising costs and a drop in income," said Mr Hartley, who is chairman of the council's Strategic Policy and Resources committee. | "We have kept this rates rise down to an absolute minimum of less than 50p per week against the backdrop of rising costs and a drop in income," said Mr Hartley, who is chairman of the council's Strategic Policy and Resources committee. |
| He said that the council was also building a city investment fund of £30m to invest across the city in new landmark developments. | He said that the council was also building a city investment fund of £30m to invest across the city in new landmark developments. |
| The council has invested £13m in the Titanic Signature Project, the Community Greenway Project and the new Lyric and Mac Theatres. | The council has invested £13m in the Titanic Signature Project, the Community Greenway Project and the new Lyric and Mac Theatres. |
| This commitment has helped ensure a total investment of £153m in those projects, he said. | This commitment has helped ensure a total investment of £153m in those projects, he said. |