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‘Bombshell’ council tax hike coincides with furlough scheme ending, warns Labour

by Lamiat Sabin
Parliamentary reporter

AT LEAST a million workers facing unemployment when furlough ends will be hit with council tax rises of around £100, Labour has warned. 

Labour will be forcing a Commons vote today to press PM Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak into stopping their “bombshell” planned tax rise.

The government’s coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will end on April 31 and will see many workers made redundant.

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