Surrey Families to Be Hit with Maximum Council Tax Rise Despite Warnings It's Just a 'Sticking Plaster'

Surrey families to be hit with maximum council tax rise despite warnings it's just a 'sticking plaster'

Surrey residents are will see further rises to their council tax bills

People in Surrey are to see their council tax rise by the maximum 4.99%.

The county council has approved its last ever budget ahead of devolution in April next year. It means people living in a typical Band D property will pay £92.07 extra per year from April. In October last year, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed confirmed the introduction of two new unitary authorities for Surrey; East Surrey and West Surrey. They will  replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough…