Council tax payers in the Maldon district now know what they will be paying for the coming year.

Maldon District councillors last night ratified the figures.

A homeowner in a band D property will face a district council tax of £125, but when Essex County Council and the Police Authority requirements are added, the figure comes to just over £788.

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