Stockport council leader hints at offering £15 rebate for band A-D houses ahead of key budget meeting
24.02.2022 - 10:49
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Stockport council leader Elise Wilson has hinted Labour could support proposals for a ‘cost of living rebate’ at this week’s annual budget setting meeting.
Councillors will meet on Thursday night to approve the authority’s financial plan for the 2022/23 financial year - including an overall 4pc rise in council tax.
It has been drawn up by the Labour administration, who describe it as a ‘robust and resilient’ budget, which particularly protects services for the most vulnerable residents.
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But with energy bills, food prices and interest rates all rising, the Lib Dem opposition has put forward plans for a ‘cost of living’ rebate, for more than 100,000 homes
Funded from reserves it would hand £15 to all households in council tax bands A-D - broadly equivalent to the proposed increase in the ‘general’ element of council tax.
Despite being a Labour-run authority, the Lib Dems are the largest group and the two parties have clashed over big issues such as the ‘spatial framework’ development plan and the controversial library move over recent years.
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But Coun Wilson has strongly hinted Labour could back the Lib Dems’ rebate scheme after Mr Hunter’s group trailed