Conservative councillors in Wirral have voted for a Council Tax rise despite campaigning against the proposal on the doorstep.
The vote came after the Conservatives had voted against a proposed budget supported by Labour, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats in a council meeting on February 27.
The budget put forward threw out previous proposals to close libraries and some childrens’ services, as well as reducing park maintenance and street cleaning but on the basis the Council Tax rise would fund these services. However £28m of cuts, income generation proposals, and savings were still passed by the council.
