A PROPOSAL to raise the police precept by 1.99 per cent in North Yorkshire has been formally approved. Julia Mulligan, Police and Crime Commissioner for the county, put her proposal to increase the amount residents pay for their police force to Police and Crime Panel, who voted in favour. The proposal followed a county-wide consultation in which respondents were asked about their views on the precept. Altogether, 1,750 people took part. The results revealed 61 per cent of respondents wanted to increase the precept by 1.99 per cent and 34 per cent wanted to freeze the precept. It will equate to an extra £4.15 a year for the average band D home and across the county will raise about £1.2million. About 55 per cent of funding for North Yorkshire Police comes from the Government.