Ilfracombe Council raises rates and electric tariff
At its August budget meeting Ilfracombe Shire Council approved a general rate increase to 1d and a 20 percent rise in the electricity tariff. The budget plans total expenditure of £26,300 with a deficit of £2971 16s 4d, though adjustments and expected revenues bring the net to £540 11s 2d. The report notes fuel shortages, road works reductions, and planned electrification of water and tennis facilities while highlighting a deficit in the electric undertaking and anticipated subsidies for new plant.