It has been revealed that three-quarters of English councils with social care duties are planning a 5% hike in council tax from April.
Millions of households will have their council tax increased as local authorities work to balance their unstableThe County Councils Network revealed three-quarters of English councils with social care duties are planning a 5% hike from April.But homeowners have been told the alternative would have been ‘drastic cuts to frontline services’.
Work and Pension Secretary Mel Stride has said Westminster has put ‘about £60 billion worth of funding for the current year into local authorities’. Around 95% of councils are expected to hike payments by the full 5% permitted over the next five years in order to raise money, according to Treasury analysis in November.
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