The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Chancellor to scrap the five per cent yearly tax rise cap – which currently limits hikes without a referendum.
Senior government sources have insisted to The Telegraph that they have ‘no plans’ to follow through on the group’s hopes – but the association said that the extreme measures are desperately needed for councils facing a £6billion funding gap.
The single person discount gives people who live on their own a 25 per cent discount on their council tax bill, which local authorities say could free up £3billion a year.
Cllr Pete Marland, chair of the LGA’s
economy and resources board, told the broadsheet: ‘It should be for
councils and their residents to decide how are paid for, not Whitehall....<<<Read More>>>...
