Town hall bosses to recommend first council tax rise in 7 years to plug £25m gap
For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereFinance bosses are expecting a rise in council tax for Wigan residents for the first time in seven years as the town hall tries to tackle a £25m shortfall.Senior council officers say that government grants will plug some of the gap but an increase in council tax has been factored into the latest calculations.Councillors will ultimately set the rate at the annual budget meeting next year.But Wigan council's assistant director of finance Tony Clarke told a scrutiny committee on Monday that officers will 'probably' recommend the rate rises.He said: "We've shied away from council tax rises for six, seven years at least now."We're at a position where, whilst it's