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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

London borough warns of 75% council tax hike amid 'unprecedented' funding cuts

Council tax could be hiked by up to 75 per cent in a central London borough after "unprecedented" cuts from central government, its new leader has warned.

Westminster town hall faces having to "make deep savings" as the town hall is stripped of about £100 million over the next three years under Labour's Fairer Funding Review.

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