'Cost of living rebate' proposed for thousands of homes in Stockport ahead of key budget meeting
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 'cost of living' rebate that would benefit thousands of homes in Stockport has been proposed ahead of a key budget meeting this week.
The Liberal Democrats - the largest group on the council - have put forward plans for a £15 ‘payment to all households in council tax bands A-D.
Funded through reserves, it is broadly equivalent to the proposed increase in the ‘general’ element of council tax and would benefit more than 100,000 homes - or 82pc of those in the borough. READ MORE : Stockport residents facing 3.5 per cent council tax rise from April It comes after the Labour administration put forward proposals for a 1pc hike in the general element of council tax, and a 2.5pc increase in the adult social care precept (1.5pc of which is deffered from last year).
That makes for a 3.5pc rise, which increases to 4pc once Andy Burnham's mayoral and policing precepts are taken into accoutn.
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