There will be no increase in the council tax fees used to fund the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor next year.
Alongside local authorities across Merseyside, Steve Rotheram and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) are currently in the middle of their budget setting process for the next financial year. In a bid to shield households from additional costs amid a cost of living crisis, the Metro Mayor has confirmed the LCRCA will freeze the Mayoral precept in 2023/24.
The precept is part of the overall council tax paid by Liverpool City Region residents and used to fund City Region-wide services for which the Metro Mayor is responsible. Its budget is to be discussed at next week’s LCRCA meeting, including how it will spend millions of pounds around transport, sustainability and employment.
