{"id":39287,"date":"2016-12-30T21:54:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T14:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/councils-told-to-keep-tax-hikes-low-despite-social-care-budget-holes\/"},"modified":"2016-12-30T22:07:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T15:07:38","slug":"councils-told-to-keep-tax-hikes-low-despite-social-care-budget-holes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/councils-told-to-keep-tax-hikes-low-despite-social-care-budget-holes\/","title":{"rendered":"Councils told to keep tax hikes low despite social care budget holes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMinisters stress policy to keep council tax low amid reports some local authorities are considering ways to plug funding gapsMinisters have told local authorities to keep council tax rises low amid reports that some are considering referendums on hiking charges by as much as 16% to cope with holes in their social care budget.Sajid Javid, the communities secretary, announced earlier this month that he would allow councils to increase charges by an additional 1 percentage point, meaning bills can rise by almost 5% rather than the 4% cap originally planned. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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