A COUNCIL tax hike is on the cards at Thursday’s gloom-laden Budget, Jeremy Hunt suggested today.
The Chancellor appeared to confirm that Brits will be whacked under plans to let local authorities increase rates.
But he insisted that richer residents will bear the brunt of the sweeping tax rises set to be unleashed in a scramble to balance the books.
Brits pay more council tax depending on what band their home falls in – with A paying least and E the most.
Currently town halls are not allowed to increase council tax above 2.99 per cent – plus a one per cent social care levy – without holding a local referendum.