A council tax rise of 3.99pc was approved at a rowdy town hall meeting where Oldham councillors shouted and traded nicknames.
The tax hike, which is made up of a 1.99pc general rise and two per cent for adult social care, was voted through as part of the Labour administration's budget on Wednesday night. It means that the average household would pay around £45 more a year to the authority.
The budget plans include the provision to pay all carers in Oldham the foundation living wage, which would see wages rise from £9.50 an hour to £9.90, working out at an extra £768 a year.
