The largest council tax increases in England from April have been confirmed.
The largest council tax rises in England have been confirmed (Image: Getty)
Households in some areas of England face council tax rises of up to 9% from April, with those living in areas like Worcestershire, Shropshire and North Somerset the worst affected.
The unpopular tax pays for all sorts of local services from social care to bin collections, road resurfacing and leisure centres.
He said: “This is because the recovery grant overwhelmingly benefits urban metropolitan borough councils, yet analysis by CCN shows that they collectively face a funding gap of £180 million next year whereas county and rural unitary councils face a colossal £2.7 billion funding black hole.
“This shows that today’s decision to increase the recovery grant by a further £440 million, rather than providing extra funding to all county and unitary councils, is patently unfair and compounds the decision to downgrade remoteness within the formula.”
