Above-Inflation Council Tax Rises Likely in Funding Crunch ; Politics

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Local council leaders warned of above-inflation council tax rises yesterday after what one described as the worst funding settlement town halls had received for a decade.

One senior councillor said Alistair Darling's pounds 2.6 billion rise in central government grants to English local authorities over the next three years would leave a black hole in funding for care for the elderly.

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Above-Inflation Council Tax Rises Likely in Funding Crunch ; Politics

Mr Darling said said the deal would be enough to keep council tax hikes...

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