Unsung Britain· Tax Rising Council Tax bills and the spectre of the poll tax 17 February 2025 by Lalitha Try and Tom Clark Local government finances have long been desperately strained, caught between a sharp squeeze in grants from the centre over the austerity years, and rising obligations to social care and special educational needs. Something has to give, and in parts of the country at least it will be the established presumption against rises of over 5 … Continued READ MORE
