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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Joseph Timan

Wigan council tax expected to increase by around 3 pc to plug £9m budget gap

Council tax is expected to increase by around 3 pc from April in Wigan.

Wigan council is considering raising the adult social care precept by 1 pc together with an increase in the council tax general levy of around 2 pc.

It comes as the local authority looks for savings of £9m as it prepares a budget for the next year, having previously planned to freeze council tax until 2025.

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