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Burnham: ‘big decisions ahead’ on council tax reform

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Local authorities push council tax to the limit as some tax bases increase significantly

Council Tax

Government takes ‘strict approach’ on council tax increase requests as final finance settlement is unveiled

Finance Settlement

Call for stability: Tom Wilkinson urges government to ditch ‘rabbit out of the hat’ approach

Political parties’ ‘silence’ on local government finance likely to push more councils to the brink

Conservatives commit to social care funding, devolution and ‘improving council standards’

Council tax needs ‘urgent reform’ says IFS as Hunt rules out band revaluation

Government’s use of exceptional financial support “at best careless and maybe reckless”

Average council tax rate 5.1% higher than last year

Birmingham to pay back £1.3bn financial support through asset sales; ‘unprecedented’ savings programme unveiled

95% of authorities to implement maximum council tax

Leigh Whitehouse confirmed as interim Surrey chief executive as £53m is found in efficiencies to deliver balanced budget

Surrey

Medway requests £30.8m in exceptional financial support over two years to avoid s114

Harbord: ‘local authority finance may well have got worse in 2024’

Fix ‘out-of-control’ financial crisis or well-run councils will go bust, say MPs

LGA: ‘unthinkable’ settlement leaves councils facing ‘serious challenges’

Birmingham plans 600 redundancies as £300m budget gap ‘may rise’

Somerset seeks to increase council tax to 10% to bridge £100m overspend

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