Cllr Stott (inset) heads up the council's finance portfolio, and said the decision to raise council tax was not 'made lightly'
FINANCIAL plans which would see residents pay 4.99 per cent more council tax next year have moved a step closer to final sign-off.
At a meeting of Cheshire East’s cabinet this afternoon (Tuesday, February 2), councillors voted to send the authority’s budget for full council approval later this month.
Officially known as the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS), it lays out the borough’s spending and tax plans from 2021-25 — and shows that council chiefs are planning to raise council tax by 4.99 per cent in 2021-22.