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Council tax for households across the Lancaster and Morecambe district look set to rise by 2.99 per cent, under Lancaster City Council's new budget plans.
At the full council, Green Coun Tim Hamilton-Cox, the cabinet finance member, said provisional government funding for the next 12 months was around what was expected. But the council's forecasting was cautious, which was 'just as well'. However, the city council still faces future funding gaps of millions of pounds between income and expenditure in coming years, according to its forecasts. This is called a structural deficit.
Council tax compared with police rise Regarding council tax, Coun Hamilton-Cox said: "We are recommending our element be increased by 2.99 per cent. Not increasing it would come at a cost. I would argue the maximum increase is needed." 'Details needed' Opposition councillors including Conservative Andrew Gardiner and Labour's Phillip Black generally accepted the council tax proposals. But they wanted more budget details.
Green Coun Caroline Jackson, the council leader, said: "We need the 2.99 per cent rise for services. That means we are not providing a big list of cuts and economies. The budget reflects where we have saved money or made money and looked at opportunities. In the past, costs associated with homelessness were looking serious. But we have taken action and reduced risks.
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