In order to achieve a balanced budget during the coming year and maintain the grants that the Parish Council makes to help maintain the churchyards and pavilion it was therefore determined that the Parish Precept would have to increase by 10.85% to £3,291. This would require an increase of 8.29% to each Council Tax payer, £1.60 per year for a Band D property. As no increase has been made for a number of years the meeting agreed that this was a fair and proportionate increase.