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How regressive is a council tax freeze?
Political Editor Gary Gibbon writes on Chancellor George Osborne’s council tax freeze and one joke you may not hear at David Cameron’s leader speech tomorrow…
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More than four out of five local authorities are freezing council tax bills in April – but many people will still pay more because of charges levied by other bodies.
Political Editor Gary Gibbon writes on Chancellor George Osborne’s council tax freeze and one joke you may not hear at David Cameron’s leader speech tomorrow…
Chancellor George Osborne is set to confirm a freeze on council tax for a second year to help families and pensioners.
New figures from the Communities Department confirm that the wealthier your area, the more likely you are to pay high council taxes and to receive less from central government.
Council tax bands in England will not be revalued during the current parliament, Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced – a move he claims could save families £320 a year.
Labour’s dossier on Tory tax and spend gets a thorough going over by FactCheck
Birmingham may boast that it is Europe’s biggest local authority, but its city councillors will be voting tonight on whether to shrink services while hiking up council tax bills by more than 20 per cent in the next two years.
Three quarters of local authorities in England are considering putting up council tax to the maximum possible level, according to a new report, as MPs vote on next year’s funding settlement. Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid has already offered £150 million for social care in a bid to avert a backbench rebellion. But Conservative-run Northamptonshire…
As the government warns that local authorities have “a moral duty” to freeze council tax, Channel 4 New hears from the housing minister and a Conservative council leader who disagrees with him.
The Conservatives stole two Labour policies to fund tax cuts in their budget. And now Labour has kicked off its local election campaign with some rather familiar-sounding promises.
Councils have warned that many are still at risk of going bankrupt – despite £64 billion in funding for English local authorities which ministers have just announced for next year. Michael Gove said it represented a “real terms increase” of almost 6.5%.
While we await the government’s Autumn statement on tax and spending here in the UK, the cost of living continues to rise.
In Wolverhampton, the council has opened 38 warm spaces across the city where people can come this winter to keep down their energy costs at home.
Councils in Greater Manchester have asked the government to pause the next phase of financial support for the area’s Clean Air Zone to allow for a “fundamental review”.
It looks like the true figure is 10.9 per cent, not 20 per cent.