Salford's mayor has defended a full council tax increase - which will be needed to pay all care workers the Real Living Wage - saying 'it's the right thing to do'.
Paul Dennett has proposed a council tax increase of 4 pc to guarantee all 4,000 care workers in the city are paid at least £9.90 an hour from April 1.
The council tax hike is made up of a 1.99 pc increase to the general levy and a 2 pc increase to the adult social care precept – the maximum increase allowed.
