In June, Labour revealed details of their plan for a new formula to determine how central government cash is allocated to local authorities, with Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner saying it would fix a system that is currently “unfair”.
But rural areas such as North Yorkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey will be reliant on increasing council tax by 5 per cent, the research shows.
This is the maximum increase councils are allowed to impose by law, although six councils were allowed to hike them by up to 10 per cent this year due to their perilous financial position.
Only one of the councils is currently under Labour control, with most run by either Conservatives or Liberal Democrats.
Steven Broadbent, Conservative leader of Buckinghamshire Council said his local residents will be “appalled” at the prospect of 5 per cent tax rises.
“Those controlled by Labour are not being hit by the same pressures, generally speaking,” he added. “Whether it was politically motivated or not, it will push more and more councils towards the cliff edge of a section 114 notice [of effective bankruptcy].”
“For more than 90 per cent of people, they are saying ‘we pay lots of money and what do we get?'”
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“However, some 16 county and rural councils across the length and breadth of the country will see reductions in grant funding, while the governments proposals place a disproportionate burden on council taxpayers in county areas to fund local services and redistribute funding to urban areas,” he added.
“There is still time for government to rethink this and reduce the pressure on county taxpayers. It is simply unrealistic to expect some of England’s largest social care authorities to provide life critical services while receiving deep cuts in government grant over the next three years.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: “We do not recognise this analysis. The current, outdated way in which local authorities are funded has left communities behind and damaged local services.
“This must change and is why we are taking decisive action as part of our Plan for Change to reform the funding system so we can improve public services, while maintaining the previous government’s referendum threshold on council tax rises so taxpayers have the final say and are protected from excessive increases.”
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