People in Stockport are facing a 4pc council tax hike this year - but town hall bosses have pointed the finger squarely at the government. Proposals that will go before the full council later this month include a 1.99pc increase in the ‘general’ council tax and a 2pc rise to the ring-fenced adult social care precept.
It means that an average Band D household faces paying an extra £92 per year once increases to Andy Burnham’s fire and policing precepts - (£5 and £15 respectively) are added in. This will take the average household’s bill up from £2142.40 to £2234.66 - about £7.70 more per month - from April, representing an overall hike of 4.3pc.
The council’s Lib Dem administration last year declared its ‘ambition’ to freeze bills 2023/2034, as the cost of living crisis began to bite. The aspiration was dismissed as ‘fantasy economics’ by Labour. The autumn budget further threw it into further doubt, indicating councils would be expected to take full advantage of the new 5pc maximum increase.
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