The latest council tax rise for Wiganers would see households pay up to £140 more per year at a time where costs are going up.
Coun James Paul Watson made it clear to the cabinet that he could not support the 4.99 per cent tax hike proposed to start in April as it is ‘just too much’. He referenced this is a time when gas, electricity and food prices are all going up.
The Confident Council Scrutiny Committee joined a special budget meeting in Wigan Town Hall where they critiqued the council bosses’ plan to increase base council tax by 2.99 per cent and the Social Care precept by two per cent.
