Belfast City Council is requesting financial support from Stormont and Westminster to prevent a huge rates increase next year for residents and businesses in the city.
A motion by People Before Profit Councillor Michael Collins, passed by the council ’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee on Friday, means the council will write to Stormont Ministers, the Secretary of State, and the Treasury, urging them to support a financial package of additional funding to be allocated to local councils to help prevent big council tax increases.
The proposal states that an increase in government support will allow the council to “provide support to communities, to pay fair wages to its employees, and deliver high quality services.” People Before Profit say the motion “acknowledges the need to avoid a council tax hike during the cost-of-living crisis."
