More cuts and a 5% Council tax rise, not a caring Council budget

More cuts and a 5% Council tax rise, not a caring Council budget - Liz Green

Posted by Liz Green | Updated 2017-01-24

Kingston Council today announced plans to increase council tax by 5%. Kingston Liberal Democrat leader Liz Green expresses her fears of proposed cuts contained within the 2017/2018 Royal Borough of Kingston budget.

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