Highest council tax rises ‘for 14 years’
0Council tax payers face the highest rise in their bills for 14 years, according to statistics from CIPFA. The institute’s annual council tax survey found an average council tax increase of £81.05 (5.1%) for next year. Rob Whiteman, CIPFA chief executive, said: “This sharp rise in council tax across the country reflects the enormous financial pressures many local authorities are currently under. Local government has made by far the biggest efficiencies in the public sector since 2010, but now it feels like crunch time, with the consequences of earlier funding cuts really beginning to bite.”
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