The government insists local authorities are responsible for managing their budgets and excessive council tax rises can be vetoed.
"Council tax is regressive, and increasingly divorced from the reality of property values."
Although the capital is expected to see the highest percentage increase at 5.1%, the average bill will be £1,476.39, compared to £1,883.95 in the North East. Most Britons would prefer to cut council services to the legal minimum rather than see council tax increases, a Sky Data poll revealsIn October last year the Local Government Association estimated that by 2020 councils will have seen their Revenue Support Grant cut by 60% on average over the last decade.
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