Rochdale leaders have been urged to scrap plans for a 3pc council tax hike as fears grow over the looming cost of living criss.
Budget proposals for the 2022/23 financial year would see an average Band D household in the borough paying an extra £45 per year to the council for general services and adult care.
The rise - which goes up to 3.62pc when Andy Burnham’s mayoral precepts are taken into account - is due to come in from April, pending approval by the full council. READ MORE : Meeting to run rule over budget - including 3pc council tax hike in Rochdale - abandoned as not enough councillors turned up It comes after the government handed local authorities a one-year ‘funding settlement’, increasing their potential spending power by 7.4pc - if they raise their council tax by the maximum permitted without a referendum.
Local government chiefs say this gives authorities little choice but to raise council tax in order to set a balanced budget and continue delivering vital frontline services.
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