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Stockport council is to invest more than £1m in ‘one off monies’ to help the borough bounce back from the pandemic over the next 12 months.
These six schemes - ranging from flood prevention to mental health - form part of its proposed budget for the 2022/23 financial year.
But this also includes a 3.5pc increase in council tax, which means an average Band D household can expect to see its annual bill rise by more than £60.
READ MORE : Stockport residents facing 3.5 per cent council tax rise from April
Deputy council leader Tom McGee says bosses are aware of the ‘burden’ this will place on residents - so have identified a number of ‘positive investments’ to tackle some long-standing issues in the borough.
The cash comes from one-off grants rather than expected tax revenue, and is separate from the main capital expenditure programme.
A report that will go before cabinet on Tuesday night says the schemes have been selected to ‘support the recovery process and to continue to support the delivery on our ambitions and priorities for the borough’.
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