警方资金短缺可能导致理事会税收增加,警告西Mercia的专员。 Police funding shortfall may lead to council tax increases, warns West Mercia's commissioner.

West Mercia的警察和犯罪专员John Campion担心政府2025/26警察预算有7%的资金短缺, West Mercia's Police and Crime Commissioner, John Campion, is worried about a 7% funding shortfall in the government's 2025/26 police budget, which may require raising council taxes. 尽管警务、消防和预防犯罪国务部长Diana Johnson女士宣布资金总体增加,但坎皮恩警告说,资金短缺可能导致不可避免的增税,以维持治安水平。 Despite an overall increase in funding announced by the Minister of State for Policing, Fire, and Crime Prevention, Dame Diana Johnson, Campion warns that the shortfall could lead to inevitable tax hikes to maintain policing levels.