direct to your inboxAndy Burnham is planning to freeze the element of council tax bills that pays for mayoral functions next April.The precept - which is used for a number of Greater Manchester-level purposes, including part-funding the fire service and mayoral priorities such as free bus passes for young people - will stay as it is under proposals that will go before council leaders in the New Year.That would see the mayoral charge stay at £70.73 for a Band B property.Last April, the precept was increased to raise more funding for the fire service alongside an extra £5.4m for the mayor’s political priorities and is likely to rise again in 2022 if plans to take control of the Greater Manchester bus network proceed.
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