Residents are forced to pay more council tax so that local authorities can foot £ 278million in Extra Casts Due to Treasury Police, It has been clouded.
Critics suggered that the shortfall in Funding has been caused by rachel reeves raising employers' National Insurance Contributes (NICS) in Her Budget in October.
The rate will rise from 13.8% to 15% on a worker's Earnings Above £ 175 from April. The threhold at which employers start paying up on each of their employee's salary will be reduced from £ 9,100 a year to £ 5,000.
Now, the County Councils Network (CCN), a body that represents 37 COUNTY COUNLS AND ENITARY AUTHORITIES, HAVE WARNED THE CHANCELLOR GE Financial Burden.
This is set to increase counter bills for locals, the telegraph reports. The newspaper address that the government is set to provide English councils with £ 176million in order to offset the cost of the living.
There is also a planned increase to the National Living Wage (NLW) – £ 12.21 an hour from April 1 – to take account of.
Analysis By CCN and the social treasurers (scre He NICS RISE Will Amount to £ 488million for their Councils Alone.
In a consultation response publicated earlier this month, the ccn has that the overall increase in Funding provided in the 2025-26 Sett Local Government (£ 1.3billion) is “Welcome”.
However, these additional funds needed to be looked at the “Funding Shortfalls and Rising Demand/Costs” Rease costs for councils “.
The CCN Added: “These NICS impact on Council Budgets is in-line with analysis by the local Government Association (LGA), which will be a £ 637mill , And a Further £ 1.13billion increases in Indirect costs.
“It is this evidance, the funding that is available for local government of £ 515million, the amounted request, address Ularly in the social care security. “
Express.co.uk has apprached the treasury for comment.