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Council tax set to go up in Trafford to try and close £58m budget gap

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Trafford council’s draft budget has been approved by its executive as they try and close a £58.45m funding gap.Council tax is set to go up.The town hall has been hit hard by the impact of coronavirus.

The pandemic has cost the council £45.5m so far.Savings and redirected funds are holding back the tide, but there is still a net budget gap of £15.65m – just from the impact of the virus.That doesn’t include ‘business as usual’ pressures, which total a massive £42.8m.Over the next three years, Trafford council has a sizeable financial gap to fill.The council has proposed an overall increase in council tax of 3.99pc – the highest possible increase – which includes a 2pc adult social care precept.For someone living in a Band C property in.

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