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Harrow Council said it had been left with no option but to raise council tax again (Photo: Newsquest/Pixabay) People in Harrow will face a 4.99 per cent increase to their council tax bills as the borough’s latest budget was approved by councillors. Harrow Council approved the tax hike – of which three per cent will be ringfenced for adult social care services – alongside the management of a funding gap of around £8 million at a full council meeting yesterday (Thursday, February 25). Cllr Adam Swersky (Lab, West Harrow), who is responsible for finance at Harrow Council, explained it had been forced to make “tough decisions” due to £50 million worth of funding cuts from central government over the past decade.
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The budget will be presented to full council later this month (Photo: Newsquest/Pixabay) Harrow Council looks set to make a council tax hike of almost five per cent as its cabinet approved the budget proposals for 2021/22. Senior councillors agreed to the suggestions put forward at a meeting yesterday (Thursday, February 11) following a review of the council’s finances. The proposals include a 4.99 per cent council tax increase, of which three per cent will be ringfenced for adult social care, and the management of a funding gap of around £8 million. This gap will be covered through some reserves, which Cllr Adam Swersky, who is responsible for finance at Harrow Council, explained had been “specifically set aside” as well as “a further tightening of expenditure”.