{"id":84061,"date":"2018-03-28T19:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T12:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/english-households-face-biggest-council-tax-rises-in-14-years\/"},"modified":"2018-03-28T20:03:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T13:03:10","slug":"english-households-face-biggest-council-tax-rises-in-14-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/english-households-face-biggest-council-tax-rises-in-14-years\/","title":{"rendered":"English households face biggest council tax rises in 14 years"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAverage 5.1% increase on band D properties comes despite local authorities cutting servicesHouseholds will be hit with the steepest council tax rise in 14 years from April, with the average household in England paying \u00a381 more at a time when most local authorities are driving though big cuts to services. Related: Scrap ‘highly regressive’ council tax, says thinktank Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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