If you live in England or Scotland, this year’s council tax bills probably won’t be too different to what you’re paying now. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy says today that this year’s increases are the lowest on record since the tax was introduced back in 1993. And another report from the Local Government Association agrees. So, should we be celebrating? Or perhaps wondering just how the sums add up? Only yesterday Birmingham City Council faced protests by workers outside its budget meeting over threats to 2000 jobs. And it’s not the only council that’s making big cuts. We hear fromÌý Stephen Greenhalgh, Leader of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Ìýwho’ve cut their council tax by 3 per cent each year for the last four yearsÌý and Heather Wakefield, who is Head of local government for Unison.
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