95% of councils in England could increase charges in April,while some will cut servicesLocal authorities in England are teetering on the edge of a financial crisis, with most planning to increase council tax from April while continuing to cut services, and a survey has found.
The annual finance survey from the Local Government Information Unit thinktank (LGIU) comes days after Northamptonshire county council became the first town corridor in two decades to declare effective bankruptcy. Severe financial pressures had left the council unable deliver a workable budget. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk