Lib Dems retain RBWM control after independent councillor joins party
A senior independent councillor has joined the Liberal Democrats in a move which keeps the party’s Royal Borough majority intact.
A senior independent councillor has joined the Liberal Democrats in a move which keeps the party’s Royal Borough majority intact.
Normally, councils can raise council tax by a max of about 5% a year - but the Government is proposing to give RBWM ‘flexibility’ for two years.
The Royal Borough is asking residents to offer feedback on the council’s financial decisions amid ‘curveball’ changes to Government funding schemes.
It’s something of a bleak moment for RBWM as it releases its draft budget while staring down the barrel of a potential loss of £29million in Government funding.
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