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Council funding to be redirected from England’s rich areas to most deprived

Ministers will also consider local authority requests to raise council tax above threshold on case-by-case basis

Ministers have said they will redirect cash from wealthy areas to England’s most deprived town and cities, reversing a trend established during a decade of austerity in a shake-up of local government funding.

The government also said it would consider “on a case-by-case basis” requests from cash-strapped councils who wanted to balance their books by raising council tax above the current threshold of 5% for upper-tier authorities and 3% for districts.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Ministers will also consider local authority requests to raise council tax above threshold on case-by-case basisMinisters have said they will redirect cash from wealthy areas to England’s most deprived town and cities, reversing a trend established during a decade of austerity in a shake-up of local government funding.The government also said it would consider “on a case-by-case basis” requests from cash-strapped councils who wanted to balance their books by raising council tax above the current threshold of 5% for upper-tier authorities and 3% for districts. Continue reading…