Residents of South Ayrshire face a council tax rise of almost five per cent as the council prepares to slash £4.1 million. Jobs are to go, the price of school meals is to rise and golfers could see increased course fees under proposals.
06.02.2020 - 15:26 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Council tax is set to rise by nearly 4 per cent in Salford under draft budget plans released by the town hall.
The council announced last week that it had achieved a ‘no cuts’ budget - after years of huge slashes.
But councillors complained yesterday that budget documents were ‘vague’ and lacking in detail after the town hall failed to release a full break-down of its expected expenditure over the next year.
Members told Wednesday’s council scrutiny meeting that the lack of detail made it
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