Labour Controlled Redcar and Cleveland Council in top 20 for Council Tax increases

Official reports have confirmed that no Liberal Democrat-run council in England has increased council tax for their residents. This is unlike both other major parties, many of which are increasing council tax by up to 3.5% this year.

Commenting on Labour and Conservative councils’ record on Council Tax, Liberal Democrat Party President, Tim Farron said:

“While Labour and the Tories fight over how many of their councils raised Council Tax, it’s clear that with the Liberal Democrats your money is safest: no Liberal Democrat-run council in England has raised Council Tax."

At every level of government, the Liberal Democrats are cutting taxes for low- and middle-earners and better targeting help to those that need it the most. It is a record of financial responsibility of which we can be proud.

Labour ruled Redcar and Cleveland Council, who once imposed the second highest Council Tax in the land on it's long suffering residents, are, as most would guess, one of those Council's in the top twenty for Council Tax increases this year.

Top 20 Council Tax Increases Council Control Increase Barrow Labour 3.50% Babergh No Overall Control 3.50% Darlington Labour 3.50% Dover Conservative 3.50% East Northamptonshire Conservative 3.50% Gravesham Labour 3.50% Huntingdonshire Conservative 3.50% Leicester Labour 3.50% Preston Labour 3.50% Redcar & Cleveland Labour 3.50% Stockton-on-Tees Labour 3.50% Stoke-on-Trent Labour 3.50% Gedling Labour 3.40% Lichfield Conservative 3.40% Luton Labour 3.40% Middlesborough Labour 3.40% Nottingham Labour 3.40% Tunbridge Wells Conservative 3.30% Cambridgeshire Conservative 3.00% Richmondshire No Overall Control 3.00% Source: Local Government Chronicle