Councils beg Rachel Reeves for the power to implement UNLIMITED tax hikes ahead of the next Budget and to have the option of killing off the single person discount

 Councils are begging Rachel Reeves for the power to implement unlimited tax hikes ahead of the next Budget – alongside the option to kill off the single person discount.

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>>>...