Combined authority approves budget plan but defers added precept
The West Midlands Combined Authority has approved its new budget – but without an additional precept.
The precept would have added £10.80 to council tax bills for the average band D properties across the region.
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street had wanted to use the precept to raise an additional £7.5m to help towards improvements to transport infrastructure and alleviate other costs.
However, in a major test of his authority, Labour council leaders from Coventry and Walsall – two of the seven constituent local authoriti... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
