Cuts looming as council tax in for Walkden residents set to rise

Salford council is set to vote through a 4.99 per cent hike in council tax and bosses brace to make £6m in cuts in a bid to balance the books. 

The council meets on Wednesday (February 22) to approve a revenue budget of £244.692m for 2023/34.

Council tax will go up across all bands, with bills for the middle-ranked D band rising to an annual bill of £2,213.

That figure includes the general precept raised by Greater…