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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Croydon fails to sign off budget after huge council tax protest

A bankrupt London borough failed to sign off its budget on Wednesday night after a mass demonstration against plans to hike council tax by a record 15 per cent.

Hundreds of people descended on Croydon’s town hall to protest against the “unfair” proposals that would see around £235 added to the average household bill from April.

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