Property News · December 15, 2016

Council tax bills can rise by 3% for two years to help fund social care, says Javid


Plans set out communities secretary mean bill for average home will go up by £46 in 2017 but critics say it is too little, too lateCouncil tax will be allowed to rise faster than expected by about £46 a year for an average home to bail out struggling social care services for the elderly and vulnerable in England, Sajid Javid, the communities secretary, has said.Under the plans, councils will be able to raise an extra 3% from their local population this year and 3% next year to fund social care, bringing forward planned increases of 2% a year. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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