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Richard Youle

Planned council tax rise slashed in Swansea as authority aims to help people hit by cost of living crisis

Council tax may only rise 0.95% in Swansea in April thanks to a "record-breaking" financial settlement and other one-off sums from the Welsh Government, leaders have said.

Cabinet members have agreed revised budget proposals for 2022-23, taking into account a very healthy council balance sheet and also the widespread inflationary pressures facing householders.

Their original forecast was a 2% council tax hike, which would have been lower than recent years, but council leader Rob Stewart announced a new 0.95% proposal at a meeting on February 17. You can read more stories about Swansea here.

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