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Wigan Council tax rises scrapped 'for three years' – despite £30m saving goal

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Sign up for the MyWigan newsletter for the biggest stories direct to your inbox No council tax rises are currently planned in Wigan for the next three years despite the town hall needing to save almost £30m throughout that period.

Wigan Council will have to find £10m of savings every year for the next three years, according to the latest forecasts – but council tax would not increase.

It comes after a seven-year freeze on council tax for households in Wigan ended in April with a 0.99 pc rise to the general levy for council services. READ MORE: 'It was not an easy decision': why the seven-year freeze on council tax will end However, the children's services department is still projecting a multi-million pound overspend this year as it

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