{"id":609648,"date":"2025-12-03T14:02:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/609648\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:02:21","slug":"why-is-manchesters-council-tax-being-raised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/609648\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Manchester’s council tax being raised"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mancunians will likely fork out 4.99pc extra in council tax next year, despite the town hall\u2019s expected \u00a394m boost.<\/p>\n

Manchester council believes it will secure millions more from the government as formulas for local authority grants will soon take deprivation and population change into account. <\/p>\n

While final totals are due to be confirmed just before Christmas,<\/a> the early suggestion is Manchester will receive a \u00a328m boost next year.<\/p>\n

Why is Manchester\u2019s Council Tax rising?<\/p>\n

Top finance councillor, Rabnawaz Akbar, said the boom will \u2018rise to \u00a394m\u2019 in three years\u2019 time. That\u2019s on top of a \u00a320m government \u2018recovery grant\u2019, first given last year, but has now been extended for two more years.<\/p>\n

The city now has its \u2018fair share\u2019, Coun Akbar told a town hall meeting on Tuesday 2nd December: \u201cIf we received the national average we would have been \u00a360m better off each year. We can confidently say we will balance our books with a no-cuts budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ManchesterManchester Town Hall<\/p>\n

However, town hall documents confirmed council tax will still rise by 4.99pc next year, the maximum an authority can increase it by without a local referendum.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFunding is prioritised to a rising population and social care needs\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Coun Akbar said bosses still face a headache in making ends meet: \u201cWe still face pressures in social care, so it\u2019s right any improvement in funding is prioritised to a rising population and social care needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

But every day Mancs will still feel the benefit of the \u00a394m boost, as the council will \u2018bring forward a number of measures in the new year like extending library hours, addressing fly-tipping, investing in neighbourhoods and community events like fireworks\u2019, Coun Akbar added.<\/p>\n

Fireworks contributing to the rise<\/p>\n

One major element of the plan is confirmation a fireworks display<\/a> will be held at council-run parks for the first time since 2019 next year. <\/p>\n

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After an inevitable 2020 cancellation due to lockdown, the display did not return once Covid restrictions eased because town hall officers chose to spend its budget on a \u2018wider range of free community events across the city throughout autumn and winter\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The move was not popular among some families, as they decried the loss of a free firework display. But council bosses say increased government funding means the fireworks can come back with a bang from 2026 and keep up the community events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cManchester prides itself on free community events\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Council Leader Bev Craig<\/a> said last week: \u201cManchester prides itself on free community events and we know many people have missed Bonfire night firework spectaculars. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we are pleased to confirm they\u2019ll be back by popular demand in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

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