Andy Burnham plans to add £22 onto council tax bills to pay for bus reform, the fire service's response to terrorism and improvements to 101 police calls.
The Greater Manchester mayoral precept would also be spent on homeless shelters, the Our Pass bus scheme and reversing a reduction in fire engines.
People living in Band D properties will see a £12 increase in this part of their council tax bill from April, if the proposed changes are approved next month. READ MORE: What would you change about the Clean Air Zone plans? Of the total increase, £10 would be part of a police precept and is expected to be approved at a police, fire and crime panel meeting on Monday (January 31).
If the general precept is approved too, the overall increase would be 7.1 pc. Burnham said he recognised the cost of living pressures residents are facing, promising that the proposed increase has been minimised 'as best we can'.
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