Brent residents face cuts to bin collections as council tax looks set to increase by more than £100 in April.
On Monday, February 6th,The draft budget proposal for 2023/24 was waved through at Brent Council’s cabinet meeting with the council needing to make savings of £13.5 million.
The final decision on whether residents’ council tax bills will increase by 4.99% is due to be made at the full council meeting on February 23.
There will be a further one% rise from the Mayor of London’s office the biggest since Sadiq Khan took on the role.
In November, the Government decided to lift the referendum cap, meaning councils can raise taxes by 4.99 % annually without the need for it to be voted in by residents.