Bailout to Peg Council Tax Rises at 5 Per Cent ; Pre-Budget 2005

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COUNCIL tax rises are likely to run at 5 per cent or below next year after Mr Brown offered an extra Pounds 1.1billion to bail out the town halls.

The money will sweep away the risk of 10 per cent increases which had been threatened by councils.

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Bailout to Peg Council Tax Rises at 5 Per Cent ; Pre-Budget 2005

Local Government Minister Phil Woolas told the Commons: 'We expect to see the average council tax increase in England in each of the next two years to be b...

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