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NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Council tax is set to surpass £2,000 for the very first time in England under Tory plans already branded as ‘regressive’.
Jeremy Hunt is expected to scrap much of what his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng announced in his disastrous mini-Budget on September 23.
On Thursday, the new chancellor will unveil his Autumn Statement on government tax and spending plans, with social campaigners already fearing the worst.
Currently, council tax can only be increased by about 3% without a referendum of residents in the area.