Council tax to rise in Kirklees after vote

Council tax will rise by nearly five per cent in Kirklees this year after a vote last night.

Members of Kirklees Council approved the 4.99 per cent increase for two years in a row – effectively rubber-stamping a 10 per cent rise overall.

Tens of millions will also be cut from main services, including £3.9m from the district’s libraries.

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At the full council meeting in Huddersfield, 37 councillors voted in favour of the budget, with 21 against. Ten abstained.

The council needs to make savings as central government is slashing £41m from it over four years until 2021.