Council tax in Trafford is set to rise by five per cent as town hall chiefs scramble to prop up hard-hit social care services.
The news comes following scrutiny councillors’ concerns about a £2m hole in the council’s budget plans less than two months before swingeing cuts of £22m have to be finalised.
Committee members, who are tasked with examining budget proposals in the borough, are concerned about the substantial gap ‘at this late stage of the process’.
Manchester Evening News